Mug

Object Name:

Mug

Object ID:

1957.015.01

Date:

1845

Description:

Large mug. Pearlware. Cylindrical mug with loop handles. Three transfer-printed motifs decorate exterior. The transfer prints are all in black with hand painting in blue, purple, brown, yellow, green, red and pink. One scene is titled "THE FIRST OF THESE IS CHARITY" and depicts a woman seated on a pedestal mursing an infant and holding a second child. Another vignette is titled "IN GOD WE TRUST" and depicts a bald eagle on top of a shield. A ribbon is draped around the shield and reads, "FRIENDSHIP, LOVE AND TRUTH". The third vignette is encircled in a ring of text which reads "WE COMMAND YOU TO VISIT THE SICK RELIEVE THE DISTRESSED BURY THE DEAD AND EDUCATE THE ORPHAN". Within the circle are two female figures; one carries a cornucopia, the other carries an anchor. Between them is a shield, the finial of which is a woman carrying two children with a ribbon with the words: "AMITA AMORE SI VERITATE". Black text around the bottom of the mug in script transfer print reads: "Entered According to Act of Congress by William I Pine". There is a purple band around the rim and exterior and highlighting the handle. There is a red band around the interior and transfer printed on the bottom is: "Clark [L]evering & Co./IMPORTERS/BALTIMORE". There is a cellophane tape label with donor information on the bottom of the mug.

Material:

Ceramic

Dimensions:

H-3.6 W-5.1 Dia-3.7 inches

Credit Line:

Gift of Margaret H. Jewell