Mug, Woman on a Camel

Item Number: J62
Shape Type: Mug
Pattern Name:  Woman on a Camel
Date: c. 1795-1805
Dimensions: H 6″, D 4.25″
Maker:  Cambrian Pottery
Maker’s Mark: Unmarked
Description:
An early, rare pearlware mug printed underglaze in blue with a well-documented Cambrian pattern. The reserves in the border contain two putti and a couple planting a tree. It is a good example of early line-graved printing.  The pattern was first named “Woman on a Llama”. The name has been revised to “Woman on a Camel” following closer examination of the image of the animal, both in this pattern and in the source print from which it was taken, which indicates that it is a camel, not a llama. The woman, seated backwards on the camel, can be found in a drawing by Jean Pillement included in The Ladies Amusement; or, Whole Art of Japanning Made Easy first edition published by Robert Sayer, London, 1759. The pattern on the other side is recorded separately as “Fishing with a Dip Net.”
Condition: Good. One 2.5″ hairline from the rim downward on the mug. Also a spider crack in the glaze only on the bottom. One small .125″ chip on the bottom.