3 Wedgwood Commemorative Transfer-Printed Earthenware Mugs
Description
This set of 3 Wedgwood Commemorative Transfer-Printed Earthenware Mugs in cream-colored earthenware, each featuring multi-color transfer-printed decoration. The first item is The Dickens Centenary Mug, produced circa 1970 to mark the 100th anniversary of the author's death. It features a profile portrait of Charles Dickens and text commemorating his life (1812-1870) framed by ornate blue scrollwork cartouches with pink pinstripe accents. The second item is the William Shakespeare Anniversary Mug, sponsored by the 1964 Shakespeare Anniversary Council. The exterior is divided into panels depicting various characters including Lear, Othello, Richard III, Titus, Hamlet, and the Merry Wives in theatrical costumes. The underside features an extensive printed description of the playwright and a list of historical actors associated with the roles. The third mug is from the London Scenes series, depicting the Tower of London with a Yeoman Warder and the Horse Guards with a mounted soldier, all set within a blue Gothic-style architectural framework. All three mugs bear the Wedgwood of Etruria and Barlaston backstamp on the base and are affixed with a silver circular label from the Rubin Collection. in cream-colored earthenware, each featuring multi-color transfer-printed decoration. The first item is The Dickens Centenary Mug, produced circa 1970 to mark the 100th anniversary of the author's death. It features a profile portrait of Charles Dickens and text commemorating his life (1812-1870) framed by ornate blue scrollwork cartouches with pink pinstripe accents. The second item is the William Shakespeare Anniversary Mug, sponsored by the 1964 Shakespeare Anniversary Council. The exterior is divided into panels depicting various characters including Lear, Othello, Richard III, Titus, Hamlet, and the Merry Wives in theatrical costumes. The underside features an extensive printed description of the playwright and a list of historical actors associated with the roles. The third mug is from the London Scenes series, depicting the Tower of London with a Yeoman Warder and the Horse Guards with a mounted soldier, all set within a blue Gothic-style architectural framework. All three mugs bear the Wedgwood of Etruria and Barlaston backstamp on the base and are affixed with a silver circular label from the Rubin Collection.
