A white mug with silver colored rim and dark purple, swirling decorations. Text on the front reads, “Super Fine Porter. “Peace and Roast Beef to the Friends Liberty.”
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Unknown Maker, English

Pearlware Mug

Maker

Unknown Maker, English

Culture

English

Title

Pearlware Mug

Year

late 1700s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

pearlware

Dimensions

8.6 cm (3 3/8 inches) (height)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Elizabeth Hazard

Object Number

76.188

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

In Europe and the US, large silver tankards were often used and given at celebratory events, such as marriages, or to recognize an achievement. 

The English Eye
British Painting from the 17th to the 19th Centuries; Contemporary British Art; Old Master British Drawings and Watercolors; British Picture Books for Children; Three Centuries of British Decorative Arts, Textiles, and Costume
Jun 21, 1991 – Sep 01, 1991

Image use

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, English
Pearlware Mug, late 1700s
Earthenware with transfer print, glaze, and silver luster
8.6 cm (3 3/8 inches) (height)
Gift of Miss Elizabeth Hazard 76.188

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