jug



jug

Summary

Tall pear-shaped jug on turned circular footring, tapering to flared neck with sparrow beak lip and strap loop handle with folded spur at lower terminal. Body painted in green, pink, purple, blue, yellow, red and black overglaze enamels with woman and child in rural landscape. Woman stands to right, dressed in pink and purple, bending over young child dressed in blue, spanking his/her bare bottom with a bunch of twigs. Tall tree and wooden fence behind her to right, flying bird overhead. Group of tall buildings and trees in middle distance to left, more buildings and trees in centre distance. Pale blue and pink clouds overhead.

Display Label

Life Events A life can be measured in many ways: through history, knowledge, career and achievement. But the personal moments are what really shape us, providing the measure and meaning of life. Birth and childhood, love and partnership, old age, death and whatever comes next; these are the emotional milestones of life, of struggle and sadness, laughter and joy. They are the making of human experience and are shared by us all, across time and culture. They become the memories we treasure most. As the days of our lives slip steadily by, the objects that mark out these life events take on a special significance. From christening robes and wedding rings to widow's weeds and tombstones, they become both personal memorials and reminders of our shared humanity.


Object Name

jug

Date Created

c 1750=1770

Dimensions

: 23.5cm x 16.5cm
across handle and lip: 22cm

accession number

1923.584

Place of creation

Staffordshire

Medium

Credit

Bequeathed by Thomas Tylston Greg

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