Collection of Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent

Additional Image:

Side view of the mug showing the floral bouquet and the printed border on the inside with the clasped hands.
The reverse of the mug with another floral bouquet.
Shape Type
Miscellaneous
Pattern Type
Commemorative, Heraldic and Historical Events
Date
1834
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.00 in (25.40 cm)
Maker
Society of Operative Potters

Maker's Mark:

Printed
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Description:

Earthenware mug with black printed decoration.  On each side of the mug is printed a floral bouquet, and the interior has a floral border including a device of clasped hands. On the front of the mug is printed a design representing a pottery trade union.  The central image is a beehive, a symbol often used in freemasonry, and generally recognized as a symbol of
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