mug

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Object Type
Museum number: 1887,0307,X.11
Description: Mug; porcelain; barrel-shaped; printed in red with Masonic arms and emblems; inscribed.
Producer name: Factory of: Reid & Co.; Printed by: John Sadler
Production date: 1758-1760 (circa)
Production place: Factory in: Liverpool
Materials
Technique: glazed; transfer-printed
Dimensions: Diameter: 5.30 inches (with handle); Height: 4.80 inches
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: Formerly attributed to Richard Chaffers' factory, this mug has been re-attributed by Hillis 2011 to William Reid's factory
Bibliographic references: Hobson 1905 / Catalogue of the collection of English Porcelain in the Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography of the British Museum. (X11); Hillis 2011 / Liverpool Porcelain 1756-1804 (p. 539, ill. 14.27)
Location: On display (G46/dc21)
Subjects: heraldry; freemasonry
Associated names
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1887
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1887,0307,X.11

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