It has now been revealed that the mug was bought by Manchester Art Gallery and has just gone on display in the CIS Manchester gallery, a permanent space devoted to the development of art and design in the city over the past 200 years.
The two foundries depicted are the Soho Foundry, based at Ancoats, a part of central Manchester that was at the heart of the 19th century city’s industrial revolution, and the Phoenix foundry, which was at Swan Street in the Shudehill area.
Manchester puts Derby porter mug on display
BACK in April in Antiques Trade Gazette No 1633, we pictured and discussed an unusual Derby porter mug decorated with industrial scenes of two Mancunian foundries which sold at Bonhams in London for £3800.
