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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Sussex pig

Drinking Vessel
1900 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug and drinking cup in the form of a standing pig, earthenware, covered with a streaked manganese-brown glaze. The head of the jug is detachable and forms a drinking cup, the snout serving as a base; the remainder of the body forms a jug when set up on the tail and hind legs.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jug With Drinking Cup
  • Jug With Drinking Cup
TitleSussex pig (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware
Brief description
'Sussex pig' drinking vessel, lead-glazed earthenware. English, made in Rye, East Sussex, dated 1900
Physical description
Jug and drinking cup in the form of a standing pig, earthenware, covered with a streaked manganese-brown glaze. The head of the jug is detachable and forms a drinking cup, the snout serving as a base; the remainder of the body forms a jug when set up on the tail and hind legs.
Dimensions
  • Length: 27.9cm
  • Height: 14.9cm
  • Cup height: 10.2cm
  • Jug height: 17.8cm
taken from Register
Marks and inscriptions
'900 Sussex Rustic ware, Rye' (incised inside the head)
Gallery label
Drinking vessel 'Sussex pig' Made in Rye, Sussex, dated 1900 Mark: inside the head "1900 Sussex Rustic ware, Rye", incised Lead-glazed earthenware C.70-1926 Given by W.R. Butterfield(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by W. R. Butterfield
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Rhead, British Pottery Marks
Collection
Accession number
C.70&A-1926

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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