cream jug
Summary
Pear-shaped cream jug tapering to flared neck with prominent lip and undulating shaped rim. Three applied claw and ball feet each surmounted by a scallop shell, applied strap loop handle with pinched spur halfway down and prominent pinched and flattened spur at lower terminal. Fine two-part slip-cast body with relief decoration on each side, of flowering prunus stems. Join mark of two halves running from lip to handle.
Object Name
cream jug
Date Created
c 1750=1760
Dimensions
: 10.5cm
across lip and handle: 11.2cm
accession number
1923.425
Collection Group
Place of creation
Staffordshire
Medium
On Display
[G19] Manchester Art Gallery - Gallery 19 (Design Gallery)
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Credit
Bequeathed by Thomas Tylston Greg
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