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This is a cream and brown glazed pottery mug with a relief design on the sides and a slight crack. It is inscribed, 'PINT'. It was probably used in a public house.

1 beer mug: glazed pottery; fair condition- cracked

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: MUG // Accession number: 86/213 // Classification: TRADES & PROFESSIONS Publican // Negative number: // Acquisition method: GIFT // Acquired from, date: MRS M. P. VIERI, [...], August 1986 // Store: small object // Condition: fair - slight crack // Recorder, date: JMB 10.10.86 // Description: A glazed pottery mug with a very indeterminate relief design on the sides. Colour: cream with brown rim and top to handle. // Inscription: PINT // Dimensions: Height: 13.5cm Diameter: bas 10.0cm // top 9.0cm // Associated information: Probably used in a public house. // References:', Letter, MERL to Mrs Vieri, 1 August 1986 – 'Dear Mrs Vieri, // Thank you very much for bringing in the mug yesterday. It will be a useful addition to our collections and I am grateful for your consideration. // Yours sincerely, // Roy D Brigden // Keeper, Museum of English Rural Life'

Ceramic, Glaze

Fired, Glazed