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Shaving Mug

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1883-1886

GUSN

GUSN-258600

Description

White shaving mug; crackled glaze; gold trim on base and rim; "5" in gold on side.

Details

Descriptive Terms

shaving mugs
stone china (stoneware)
ceramic (material)
glaze
overglaze (material)
numbers
Ceramic
Mug, Shaving

Inscription

"NEP"/ "STONE CHINA"/ "GC" (within serrated diamond) (in black)

Maker

New England Pottery Company (Maker)

Dimensions

3 5/8 (H), 11 1/2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Frederick M. Morth

Accession Number

1998.5761

Places

Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

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