tankard

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Summary: Three-handled earthenware tankard style mug ‘Old Hall’ modelled in relief (medal on base). Classical figures with vines. Twisted vine handle. This mug won Charles Meigh the coveted society of Arts Medal for ‘the best model of a mug ornamented in relief’.

Summary: Parian mug

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