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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Cornish Kitchen Ware

Milk Jug
1927 (introduced)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lead-glazed white earthenware milk jug with blue slip, lathe turned of an inverted conical shape with lip and handle. Decorated with alternative white and blue horizontal bands.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCornish Kitchen Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Lathe turned white earthenware with lead glaze and blue slip
Brief description
'Cornish Kitchen Ware' milk jug, lathe turned white earthenware with lead glaze and blue slip, manufactured by T.G. Green & Co. Ltd., England, introduced 1927
Physical description
Lead-glazed white earthenware milk jug with blue slip, lathe turned of an inverted conical shape with lip and handle. Decorated with alternative white and blue horizontal bands.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.7cm
  • Diameter: 16.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'GREEN & CO. LTD' above a church and 'GRESLEY ENGLAND' (Printed in green)
  • '18' (Impressed)
Bibliographic reference
Journal of the Northern Ceramic Society. 1994, Vol. 11 , pp.131-135.
Collection
Accession number
C.60-1994

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Record createdMarch 9, 1999
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