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Mug

Possibly made by: Wedgwood Manufactory (Staffordshire, England, active 1759–present)
After: Thomas Frye (Irish (England (?), 1710–1762)
English
about 1780
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Creamware with transfer-printed decoration
Dimensions Overall: 9.5 × 9.8 × 7 cm (3 3/4 × 3 7/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Henry B. Thomas
Accession Number24.446
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryEarthenware

DescriptionSmall creamware mug with straight sides and cylindrical shape, with simple C-shaped handle. Queen Charlotte transfer print on front with "Queen Charlotte/ of Great Britain." Military trophy at right and a cornucopia at left.
Marks No marks
ProvenanceAccording to tradition, owned by Mather Byles (1707-1788), Boston, MA, Loyalist minister of Hollis Street Church, Boston