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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Jug

1869-1876 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of red earthenware, partly glazed and painted with black enamel and gilded. In the form of an ancient Greek oinochoe, with a female mask at the base of the handle, and horizontal bands of black and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, partly glazed and painted with black enamel and gilded
Brief description
Jug of red earthenware, partly glazed and painted with black enamel and gilded, Watcombe Terra-Cotta Co., Torquay, 1869-1876.
Physical description
Jug of red earthenware, partly glazed and painted with black enamel and gilded. In the form of an ancient Greek oinochoe, with a female mask at the base of the handle, and horizontal bands of black and gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm
  • Diameter: 11.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'WATCOMBE / TORQUAY' (Maker's mark impressed on base)
  • '2669' (Painted on base)
  • 'S'
Gallery label
Jug made by Watcombe Terra-Cotta Co., Torquay , Devon, England, 3728-1901 Given by the Watcombe Terracotta Clay Company(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.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
3728-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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