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This mug was not an expensive item, but it has been finished off attractively with an additional printed decoration on the inside of the mouth rim.<br><br><b>Historical Associations</b><br>Many types of souvenir were produced for sale to visitors to the Crystal Palace as a memento of their day out.  However, this one is not marked with the name of the retailer. The printed scene shows a man wearing a kilt and a couple in rather unusual costume.  This is presumably intended to indicate that visitors to the Exhibition were travelling from far away to see the wonders on display.<br><br><b>Commemorative Wares</b><br>Commemorative wares were produced on a commercial scale from the 1780s and by the 1820s, transfer-printing on earthenware and porcelain had become a staple part of the pottery industry. Both transfer-printing on earthenware, begun in  the 1750s, and cream-coloured earthenware, invented in the 1760s, allowed for increased speed and economies in production.  But commemorative wares did not become viable on a large scale until the development of canals, the improvement of road quality, and the introduction of railways which allowed fragile products to be transported cheaply and efficiently.","physicalDescription":"Commemorative mug, a souvenir of the Great Exhibition held in the Crystal Palace in 1851. 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As happens today, blank standard production mugs were made and decorated with transfer prints appropriate to the occassion.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["CIRC.803-1969"],"accessionNumberNum":"803","accessionNumberPrefix":"CIRC","accessionYear":1969,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LP9791","2019LP4731","2019LV5730"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-25","recordCreationDate":"2003-03-27","availableToBook":false}}