An important Lowestoft inscribed mug, dated 1790
An important Lowestoft inscribed mug, dated 1790
Of cylindrical form but very slightly spreading towards the unusual and heavily turned foot, a fine line turned just below the exterior rim, the scrolled handle with thumbrest, inscribed in red 'Willm Bobbet/ May 10th/ 1790' within a shield-shaped cartouche outlined in puce and flanked with scrolls and flowers, two Curtis-style sprigs to either side, a 'loop and arrow' border in red inside the rim, 11.9cm high
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An important Lowestoft inscribed mug, dated 1790
Of cylindrical form but very slightly spreading towards the unusual and heavily turned foot, a fine line turned just below the exterior rim, the scrolled handle with thumbrest, inscribed in red 'Willm Bobbet/ May 10th/ 1790' within a shield-shaped cartouche outlined in puce and flanked with scrolls and flowers, two Curtis-style sprigs to either side, a 'loop and arrow' border in red inside the rim, 11.9cm high