Mug

Description

Mug of glazed earthenware transfer printed on the exterior with two purple prints of Sir Walter Scott and his dog, with transfer printed backstamp on the base recording pattern name: probably Scottish, east coast, c. 1840

Museum reference

K.2004.183

Object name

Mug

Production information

Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1840

Materials

Earthenware, Glaze

Physical description

Glazed earthenware transfer printed on the exterior with two good quality purple prints of Sir Walter Scott, his dog, Abbotsford and a horizontal row of diamond rouletting beneath the rim; transfer printed back stamp on the base

Associations

Depicted: Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771 - 1832
Depicted: Abbotsford, Roxburghshire, Scotland, Northern Europe