Ivor Noël Hume
A Devil in the Details

Ceramics in America 2017

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  • Figure 1
    Figure 1

    Mug, Vauxhall, London, England, ca. 1715. Salt-glazed stoneware. H. 7 5/8". (Courtesy, Chipstone Foundation, ex coll.: Ivor Noël Hume; all photos by Robert Hunter.)

  • Figure 2
    Figure 2

    Tavern mugs, England. Salt-glazed stoneware. H. of tallest 8 1/8". (Left) Vauxhall, London, dated 1731;(center) Vauxhall, London, dated 1722; (right) Bristol, ca. 1760. (Private collections, ex coll.: Ivor Noël Hume.)

  • Figure 3
    Figure 3

    Detail of punch party scene spring on a tavern mug, Vauxhall, London, England, dated 1737. (Private collections, ex coll.: Ivor Noël Hume.)

  • Figure 4
    Figure 4

    Michelle Erickson, Hampton, Virginia, 2015. Glazed stoneware. H. 9 1/2". (Courtesy, Carol Noël Hume Collection.)

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    Figure 5

    Sketch, molds, and model sprigs, Michelle Erickson, Hampton, Virginia, 2015. (Courtesy, Michelle Erickson.)

  • Figure 6
    Figure 6

    Ivor Noël Hume with Michelle Erickson examining the finished tavern mug, 2015.