Casgliadau Arlein

Mug, earthenware, protruding notched foot-rim, cylindrical body with band of reeding around lower body and narrow band of wicker-work moulding around upper body, scrolling handle with lower section moulded in the form of an acanthus leaf, and a raised thumb-spur and a further spur lower down; crudely painted in green enamel and pink and gilt lustre with a design of stylized flower heads clustered in small groups, linked by wavy lines and issuing leaves against a background of haphazard scrolling lines, the reeding on the lower body highlighted with pink lustre stripes, a pink lustre band to the moulding on the upper body, pink lustre borders to the interior and exterior lip-rim, pink lustre lines to the handle.