jug
Summary
Press-moulded lidded jug in the form of a bear sitting upright on hind legs, with two forelegs clasping figure of a monkey dressed in a coat and carrying a bust of Napoleon. Cover in the form of muzzled bear's head. Decorated in high temperature underglaze pearlware colours, with sponged ochre body simulating fur and painted muzzle and chains.
Display Label
Gallery subtheme panel Telling Tales With the passing of time, life becomes history. What happens today is transformed by tomorrow into just another story that fades and is forgotten. But we look for ways of holding onto history, of fixing it, keeping it real and alive for future generations to know. Mementoes, keepsakes and souvenirs form the subject of this display. Objects that celebrate and commemorate, that speak of lives lived and events unfolding, from the coronation of kings to the fond memory of a seaside holiday. Some of these stories are from recent history; things you might well remember yourself. Others are older, tales from centuries ago. All of these things happened once, and were as real as this morning's news. The cheapest souvenir can be a potent reminder.
Object Name
jug
Date Created
c.1812
accession number
1923.937
Collection Group
Place of creation
Staffordshire
Medium
Credit
Bequeathed by Thomas Tylston Greg
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