Mug
Original OwnerOriginally owned by the
Lord family
American
MakerProbably made by
Staffordshire potteries
English, 17th century-present
Date1830-1850
MediumMechanically-molded earthenware decorated with copper luster
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width including handle x depth): 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 3 1/2in. (8.3 x 12.1 x 8.9cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Mary F. Lord and Katherine L. Lord
DescriptionCopper lusterware mug with hand-painted floral decorations on a field of deep orange. After the mug was formed by a mechanical molding process, the handle was molded and applied to the body of the mug. The decoration was added to the outside of the mug by applying gold luster over a deep orange slip, creating the look of copper. Gold luster was applied in a band at the rim, foot, and base of the mug. A band of the deep orange slip, overpainted with the floral decorations in gold luster, was left visible in the middle of the mug. There is some crazing on the inside of the mug.
Object number1938.24.37
InscribedSmall rectangular white label with a red border on the bottom of the mug with the hand-written numbers "452".NotesObject Note: By painting the gold luster over an orange slip, the manufacturer created a light copper tone, almost a gold luster. (Hunt 7/30/2004)Subject Terms
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