An important unrecorded Worcester mug

An important unrecorded Worcester small cylindrical mug, with notched loop handle, painted in underglaze blue with a hound crest, above the initials 'J.P.W',  flanked by simple leaf sprays, 3 1/2" high, circa 1770, blue crescent mark

This previously unrecorded mug is an important addition to the known Worcester underglaze blue armorial pieces. The hound crest is associated with four families with the initial W - Warren, White, Wreakhoke and Wyllie
 

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