Additional Image:

Side view showing simple loop handle.
Shape Type
Miscellaneous
Pattern Type
Literature, Classical, Mythology, and the Arts
Date
1780-1810
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.30 in (23.62 cm)
Maker
Unknown
Engraver's Name
J. Poulton

Engraver's Mark:

Printed
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Description:

Mug, creamware with black print of a verse within an oval cartouche.  The verse by the English poet John Dryden (1631-1700) reads,Beauty, like ice, our footing does betray;Who can tread sure on the smooth, slippery way:Pleased with the surface, we glide swiftly on,And see the dangers that we cannot shun.The cartouche bleeds off the top and bottom of the mug which suggests it was
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