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Mug

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

GUSN

GUSN-44248

Description

Earthenware mug. Black transfer printed design featuring a young woman and young man standing outdoors with a small house in the distance. The girl wears a long dress with a large ribbon tied at the back; she gestures towards a butterfly at the boy's shoulder; the boy holds his hat in his hand. The scene is framed by an oval border with a large swag beneath and a floral motif above, featuring two birds and two clasped hands.

Details

Descriptive Terms

mugs
earthenware
transfer printing
Mug
Mug

Inscription

"FRIENDSHIP LOVE and UNITY / Accept this PLEDGE of / AFFECTION" (Black transfer print)

Additional Identification Number

MJ1970.1081

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4 7/8 (H), 3 1/2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Miss Margaret Jewell

Accession Number

1970.1310.1081

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