Additional Image:

Image of Britannia
Shape Type
Miscellaneous
Pattern Type
Portraits
Date
1758-1760
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 8.80 in (22.35 cm)
  • Height: 16.00 in (40.64 cm)
Maker
Longton Hall
Printer's Name
J. Sadler

Printer's Mark:

Description:

This Longton Hall mug has a typical broken scroll handle.  It was printed in Liverpool with a portrait inscribed William Pitt Esq. enclosed within a laurel wreath surmounted by Fame. The portrait print is flanked by figures of Britannia and Liberty, standing on scrolls and pointing to Pitt. This rare portrait print is also known on a Chaffers mug in Brighton Museum.  This is illustrated by Maurice
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