Mug
MakerPossibly made by
Staffordshire potteries
English, 17th century-present
Datemid 19th century
MediumMechanically-molded earthenware with overglaze black enamel
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width including handle x depth): 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/8in. (6.4 x 8.9 x 6cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
DescriptionSmall, round, earthenware mug with a transfer-printed poem applied to one side. The poem reads: "Who drest my doll in clothes so gay/ And taught me pretty how to play/ And minded all I had to say/ My Mother/ Who ran to help me when I fell/ And would some pretty story tell/ or kiss the place to make it well/ My Mother". The poem is surrounded by a black, square border of small leaves on a vine. A pulled handle was applied opposite the poem. The mug has four small chips at the rim, and a relatively large area of brown discoloration at the rim to the left of the handle. Other smaller areas of brown discoloration dot the surface of the earthenware and glaze. There is some crazing over various surfaces, most notably the bottom.
Object number1945.1.1468
InscribedTwo stanza poem printed on the side of the mug reads:"Who drest my doll in clothes so gay/ And taught me pretty how to play/
And minded all I had to say/ My Mother/ Who ran to help me when I fell/ And would some pretty story tell/ or kiss the place to make it well/ My Mother".
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