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Jug
J. & C. Whitehead - Enlarge image
Jug
- Place of origin:
Hanley (made)
- Date:
ca. 1795 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
J. & C. Whitehead (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Lead-glazed earthenware
- Museum number:
C.55-1947
- Gallery location:
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery, case I, shelf 2
Physical description
Water ewer of lead-glazed earthenware. Gadrooned pedestal base, hollow underneath. Gadrooned inverted pear-shaped body. Narrow neck, expanding to an irregularly waved lip. Crossed celery-stalk handles with flowers and leaves in relief where they join the body.
Place of Origin
Hanley (made)
Date
ca. 1795 (made)
Artist/maker
J. & C. Whitehead (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Height: 24.1 cm
Descriptive line
Water ewer of lead-glazed earthenware, probably made by J. & C. Whitehead, Hanley, ca. 1795
Labels and date
Jug
Made at the Leeds Pottery, Leeds, Yorkshire, about 1785
Lead-glazed earthenware
C.55-1947 [23/05/2008]
Materials
Lead glaze; Earthenware
Subjects depicted
Flowers; Leaves; Gadroon
Categories
Ceramics; Earthenware
Collection
Ceramics Collection