Mug, "In the Forest..."

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Object Label

This mug is unusual for its complex landscape design and the poetry of its inscription: "In the forest must always be a nightingale & in the soul a faith so faithful that it comes back even after it has been slain."

Caption

SG. Mug, "In the Forest...", 1912. Glazed earthenware, Height: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle in memory of J. Fuller Feder, by exchange, 2007.7.4. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Decorator

SG

Title

Mug, "In the Forest..."

Date

1912

Geography

Place manufactured: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Medium

Glazed earthenware

Classification

Ceramic

Dimensions

Height: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)

Markings

On bottom, handpainted in black "S.E.G./10-12/S.G."

Credit Line

Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle in memory of J. Fuller Feder, by exchange

Accession Number

2007.7.4

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