Mug

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Mug

Entry/Object ID

VC.2004.4

Description

Large ceramic mug, Sleepy Hollow Restoration reproduction of VC.58.133; creamware ground with black transferware design; has wide black band at top; image of a six-mast British ship on the sea in foreground; ship in background on each side; British flag at back of ship; dragon-shaped carving at front of ship; three rows of windowd on side of ship, back of ship has two rows of double-pane windows; mug has straight sides and slightly flared at bottom, large ear-shaped handle; transfer markings on bottom - shape of a lit candle at top, below it "SHR / Reproduction ? Liverpoool Mug / used by members of / The Van Cortlandt Family / in their Croton / Manor House. / Sleepy Hollow Restorations / Tarrytown, New York, on the / Tappan Zee." Round mark "Wedgwood if Etruria & Barlaston / Made in England." Round mark "Engraved by The Wedgwood Studios."

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Wedgwood

Date made

1959 - 2060

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Transfer markings on bottom - shape of a lit candle at top, below it "SHR / Reproduction ? Liverpoool Mug / used by members of / The Van Cortlandt Family / in their Croton / Manor House. / Sleepy Hollow Restorations / Tarrytown, New York, on the / Tappan Zee." Round mark "Wedgwood if Etruria & Barlaston / Made in England." Round mark "Engraved by The Wedgwood Studios."

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

6-1/4 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Diameter

4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 in. (15.9 x 14 x 10.2 cm)

Material

Creamware

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Like new.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

VC.58.133 - Mug - Similar item VC.2005.38 - Teapot - Related VC.2005.39 - Coffeepot - Related

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 07B

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial