Mug

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Mug

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.133

Description

Creamware mug with straight-sided body and strap handle: black line painted over glaze on rim; transfer printed in black of three-masted, full rigged British ship flying the Union Jack by two smaller sailing ships in background; no mark.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1768 - 1799 Date made: r. 1768 - 1799

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

SH 66-320

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Bottom

Diameter

4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 in. (10.2 cm)

Dimension Description

inc handle

Height

6-1/4 in

Width

5-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (15.9 x 14.6 cm)

Dimension Description

Top

Diameter

3-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)

Material

Creamware

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of Condition: Glaze worn in places. Long crack in crescent from rim down to middle of ship transfer. (Crack measures 4 1/2" and is stained.) 7/78 (Rev. 5/25/79)

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

James Caldwell

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

VC.2004.4 - Mug - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Reproduced for sale at Sleepy Hollow Restorations (S.H.R.) gift shops, 1958.

Note Type

General Note

Note

Van Cortlandt family possession

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Reading Room, Shelf O5