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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 142, The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Gallery

Milk Jug

ca. 1976 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware milk jug, with speckled matt oatmeal glaze and painted iron decoration in the form of leaves and flowers. The motif derives from foxgloves.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, matt oatmeal glaze with painted iron decoration
Brief description
Stoneware milk jug with oatmeal glaze, by David Leach at Lowerdown Pottery, Devon, about 1976
Physical description
Stoneware milk jug, with speckled matt oatmeal glaze and painted iron decoration in the form of leaves and flowers. The motif derives from foxgloves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.8cm
  • Width: 12.7cm
  • Depth: 8.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'L+' (impressed)
Credit line
Given by Robin Hildyard
Object history
Received by the donor as a wedding gift in 1976.
Production
Probably made by apprentices working at the Pottery.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Cooper, Emmanuel and Niblett, Kathy. David Leach. Shepton Beauchamp: Richard Dennis, 2003. pp45-46, 112.
Collection
Accession number
C.55-2004

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Record createdSeptember 7, 2004
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