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OLD WEST SURREY 



Anne, though the date is the last year of the reign of 

 George I. On each side of the medallion is the figure of 

 a soldier with a javelin ; the other ornaments are a stag- 

 hunt, with trees, and two rings of heraldic roses. 



The mug to the left has the name Richard Tovey, and 

 the date 1753. The front ornament is a square panel 

 representing a feast ; above it is a coat of arms, showing 

 in chief a boar's head between two garbs, and a cross saltire 

 with four bulls' heads. On the other parts of the mug there 



Stone Bottle, Nine 

 Inches High 



Old Quart Mug with Iron 

 Handle 



is a house and trees, a stag-hunt, and some heraldic roses. 

 All the ornaments are in relief, the names and dates only 

 are incised. The miiojs are of a rich brown colour above, 

 with a kind of mottled grain that has an excellent effect ; 

 the lower part is of a warm stone-colour. 



From the character of the ware and its ornament these 

 tine old mugs would seem to be the forerunners, at any rate 

 in style and general treatment, of the excellent Lambeth 

 ware of Messrs. Doulton and others. 



The modern ware has unfortunately lost the characteristic 



