milk jug

Summary

flowers Pear-shaped jug on spreading foot, with tall slightly flared neck, sparrow beak lip and plain strap loop handle with flat cut lower terminal. Deep red earthenware body with lustrous iron black glaze, painted in overglaze enamels with yellow and white floral sprays to either side, small white spray beneath lip, yellow crenellated border to rim and graduated horizontal yellow dashes to handle.

Display Label

The Thomas Greg Collection The Greg Collection of English Pottery was given to the Gallery in 1904 by collector and amateur historian Thomas Greg. One of the great collections of English pottery, it was formed at a time when little was known about the history of ceramics in this country. Over forty years Greg systematically acquired some of the best examples of the potter's art, tracing its development over a thousand years. His collection tells the story of English pottery: of experiment and invention, triumph and downfall, from the unknown medieval craftsman to the world domination of Josiah Wedgwood. In many ways, it is a history of England itself. Greg was driven by a fascination with the past and a desire to contribute to scholarly knowledge. He gave his collection to the Gallery in the hope of inspiring a similar sense of wonder in others.