SS Great Eastern frog mug
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Object number2014.03850
TitleSS Great Eastern frog mug
DescriptionCeramic frog mug decorated with an image of the SS Great Eastern. The mug depicts the Great Eastern at sea with sails set and funnels blowing. There are six masts and four funnels present as well as her sidewheel. The image of the ship is framed with a pink lusterware glaze. There is a figure of a frog attached to the inside of the mug.
Production date 1859
Production period19th century
Object namecup
Object categorycrockery
Materialceramic
Techniquemanufactured
Dimensions
- mug height: 130 mm
mug width: 145 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”