Green mug with Harlem Toile picnic vignette
date: label: Date
content: 2022
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Enoch Wedgwood Ltd, English, founded 1860
label: Designed by
content: Sheila Bridges, American, born 1964
label: Distributed by
content: Fiskars Living US, LLC, American, founded 2009
notes: label: Description
content: A green bone china mug from the Wedgwood X Sheila Bridges collaboration, featuring the picnic vignette from Bridges' Harlem Toile de Jouy design.
label: Description
content: This is a round mug with tall straight sides and a curved handle. The exterior is wrapped in a bright green and the interior, bottom, and handle of the mug are white and edged with black. Depicted on one side of the mug is a picnic scene of a young man and woman in 18th century clothing seated on the ground under a tree. She is seated cross-legged and holds a fried chicken leg in both hands in front of her. There is a whole watermelon and slices of watermelon on the ground behind her. The man sits across from her, reaching for a plate of food on the ground in between them. The woman's purple dress and the man's red trousers are the only spots of color in the otherwise black and white design. On the other side of the mug is a second vignette of individuals in 18th century clothing dining at a table. This scene is done entirely in black on the green background of the mug. Two men and two women are seated at the table, and one man stands next to the table with his hands on his hips. On the underside of the mug is a large rooster with a slice of red watermelon. There is printed black text in the center that reads [WEDGWOOD / X / SHEILA BRIDGES / Bone China / Dishwasher Safe].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Cooking and dining
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Foodways
label: Topic
content: Play
label: Topic
content: Stereotypes
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Wedgwood X Sheila Bridges Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Exhibition
content: Cultural Expressions
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wedgwood
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2022.75.8
objectType: label: Type
content: mugs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Sheila Bridges, Wedgwood © Fiskars Group
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: bone china
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 × 4 1/2 × 3 in. (10.2 × 11.4 × 7.6 cm)