Yale Center for British Art

Title:
Silenus.
Published / Created:
Stoke-on-Trent, England, ca. 1831.
Physical Description:
1 mug : relief-molded white stoneware ; height 9 cm (including handle), width 12 cm (including handle), depth 8 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
The mug lacks a maker's mark. The Silenus design was also issued as a jug first manufactured by Minton in 1831. Minton's design for the jug was copied by Mason, Spode, Stephen Green, Doulton & Watts, and Continental companies. See Hughes, Henrywood.
Subject Terms:
Silenus (Mythological character) | Satyrs (Greek mythology) | Drinking of alcoholic beverages. | Parks, Stephen -- Provenance.
Form/Genre:
Mugs (cups) | Stoneware (pottery) | Ceramic (material) | Molding (forming)
Contributors:
Minton (Company)