Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
Title:
William Shakespeare commemorative ceramic mug.
Alternate Title(s):
On bottom of mug: William Shakespeare Esq., playwright and poet, born 1564, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Published / Created:
England, 1964.
Physical Description:
1 mug : Queen's ware, cream-colored earthenware ; 12 cm high, 9 cm in diameter, 14 cm wide with handle
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Related Content:
View catalog record for Shakespeare characters plate http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/12999081
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
With backstamp "Wedgwood of Etruria & Barlaston" alongside "Engraved by the Wedgwood studios." Also bears the mark 'D' (in green ink).
Contents:
Mr. Garrick as King Lear -- Mr. Grist as Othello -- Mr. Smith as Richard III -- Mr. Garrick as Macbeth -- Mr. Kean as Hamlet -- Mr. Shuter as Falstaff -- Miss P. Hopkins as Lavinia -- Mrs. Lessingham as Ophelia -- Mrs. Balkley as Mrs. Ford -- Mrs. Hartley as Hermione -- Mrs. Baddeley as Joan La P. -- Mrs. Hopkins as Volumnia.
Subject Terms:
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 -- Characters. | Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 -- Anniversaries, etc.
Form/Genre:
Ceramic (material) | Queen's ware. | Mugs (cups)
Contributors:
Skellern, Victor, 1909–1966, designer. | Collection of Margaret and Neale Albert (Yale Center for British Art).