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

Jug

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of salt-glazed stoneware in the form of a bear hugging a dog. Partly coated with fragments of clay and coloured brown.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jug Body
  • Jug Cover
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware coated with fragments of clay
Brief description
Jug of salt-glazed stoneware in the form of a bear hugging a dog, made in Nottingham, ca. 1750.
Physical description
Jug of salt-glazed stoneware in the form of a bear hugging a dog. Partly coated with fragments of clay and coloured brown.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.9cm
  • Width: 17.1cm
Gallery label
Bear-baiting jug Made in Nottingham, England, about 1750 Salt-glazed stoneware 3690&A-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3690&A-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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