Jug
1869-1876 (made)
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Jug of glazed red earthenware painted with red, light blue and black enamels and gilded, partly on a light red ground. Truncated cone-shaped with scrolled loop handle and projecting lip. Painted with a diaper pattern of rosettes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware painted with enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Jug of glazed red earthenware painted with enamels and gilded, made by Watcombe Terra-Cotta Co., Torquay , 1869-1876. |
| Physical description | Jug of glazed red earthenware painted with red, light blue and black enamels and gilded, partly on a light red ground. Truncated cone-shaped with scrolled loop handle and projecting lip. Painted with a diaper pattern of rosettes. |
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| Gallery label | Jug
Made by Watcombe Terra-Cotta Co, Torquay , Devon, England, 1869-76
Mark: 'Watcombe Torquay' and a symbol, impressed
Earthenware with printed decoration
3740-1901 Given by Watcombe Terracotta Clay Company, formerly Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Given by the Watcombe Terra Cotta Clay Company. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Jervis, Simon, Victorian and Edwardian decorative art: the Handley-Read collection, London, Royal Academy of Arts, 1972 |
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| Accession number | 3740-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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