cream jug
Summary
Thrown pear-shaped cream jug tapering to tall cylindrical neck with slightly shaped sparrow beak lip. Three applied feet in the form of a paw surmounted by a scallop shell, applied strap loop handle with relief-moulded fruiting vines along back and pinched flattened spur at lower terminal. Band of incised patterning around belly comprising alternating triangles and crescents of short vertical strokes. Applied stamped relief decoration to neck of two fruiting vines.
Object Name
cream jug
Date Created
c 1740
Dimensions
: 11.4cm
across lip and handle: 10.6cm
accession number
1923.428
Collection Group
Place of creation
Staffordshire
Medium
Credit
Bequeathed by Thomas Tylston Greg
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