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Cylindrical Mug

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)

CultureEnglish

Dateca. 1757-58

MediumPorcelain

Dimensions3 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 2 7/8 in. (8.9 × 9.5 × 7.3 cm)

Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II

Object numberL2005.10.87

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 112, Case 2

DescriptionThis is a 'King of Prussia' Cylindrical Mug. Printed in black on one side with a half-length portrait of Frederick the Great [version number 2] by Robert Hancock from Richard Houston's engraving after a portrait by Antoine Pesne, above a scroll, the date 1757 and the title KING of PRUSSIA, above him a flying cherub holiding a wreath, on the reverse the angel of 'Fame' [version number 1] blowing two trumpets, and beneath the spout a cluster of inscribed pennants and 'Military Trophies' above the anchor rebus of Richard Holdship and the inscription RH Worcester, the back has a ribbed loop handle.
ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II