Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1971.024.012 |
Object Name |
Mug, Shaving |
Title |
Shaving Mug |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Date |
Late 19th-century? |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
England, United Kingdom? |
Description |
One round, white ceramic shaving mug with decorative screen-printed purple blossoms and wheat sheaves on a branch around the exterior. Mug is bisected - the top has half of its circumference blocked with a perforated ceramic tray . Ear-shaped handle has a round hole for finger to fit through. The number 6506 is hand-painted in gilt-coloured paint on the underside of the mug. The mug once had some gilt-coloured striping, but it is considerably worn away now. |
Makers mark |
Hand-painted "6506" mark on the underside |
Provenance |
Original provenance unknown. Last owned by Mr. and Mrs. Wilson & Muriel Johnson (neé Snider) of Sydenham Township, Grey County. |
Collection |
Toiletry & Cosmetic Collection |
Material |
Ceramic/Paints/Glaze |
Dimensions |
W-11 L-8.5 Dia-23 inches |
Found |
Sydenham Township (formerly), Municipality of Meaford, Grey County |
People |
Johnson, Wilson |