Figure 29 Mugs, Staffordshire, 1700–1720. Manganese-mottled earthenware. H. 5 1/2" and 5 1/4". The two nearly complete pint mugs display a double shoulder-band and an unglazed foot-band formed by numerous wheel-turned grooves. One mug (left) handle’s lower junction is stamped with an indistinct crowned “AR” ale-measure mark terminal with relief details. The same stamped
terminal appears on the mug fragment (center). The mug on the left has been professionally reconstructed. |