Mug

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Mug
Datec. 1690–1705
Made inNottingham, England
MediumSalt-glazed stoneware
Dimensions4 × 4 1/2 × 3 5/8 in. (10.2 × 11.4 × 9.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by family and friends in memory of Curtis Croom
Object numberB.99.26
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Kilroy Center
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionIn 1672, John Dwight received a patent for the production of stoneware. By the beginning of the 1700s, the potteries in Nottingham became the most important for the production of English stoneware. This mug or gorge has a brown salt-glazed surface reminiscent of German pottery imports. It is noted for its remarkable thin body and pierced floral ornament. Moreover, it incorporates a visual surprise: the piercing gives the impression that the liquid contents would simply spill; however, a concealed interior wall contains the beverage.
Provenance[Jonathan Horne Antiques, Ltd., London]; purchased by MFAH, 1999.
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