Jug
ca. 1870 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This jug was made in Fez, an important centre for Moroccan pottery, where professional male potters created decorative tableware for urban consumers. The jug was acquired by George Maw, founder of Maw & Co., a British manufacturer of ceramic tiles. Maw initially donated it to the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street, London but in 1901 most of the Museum’s ceramic holdings were transferred to the South Kensington Museum (later V&A), including this item.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Jug, tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours, Morocco (Fez), ca. 1870 |
| Physical description | Glazed earthenware jug with polychrome decoration on a white ground, with blobs of unfired red pigment applied over the glaze. |
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| Credit line | Given by George Maw / Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology |
| Object history | Accessions register entry: 'Jug of enamelled buff-coloured earthenware, painted in colours. MOORISH (Fez); 19th century. H. 7 in., diam. 4 in. Given by George Maw, Esq., F.G.S., F.S.A. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street. Inverted bell-shaped with loop handle. Painted with bands of conventional ornament in blue, green and yellow, outline in manganese-purple and with spots of bright red.' |
| Summary | This jug was made in Fez, an important centre for Moroccan pottery, where professional male potters created decorative tableware for urban consumers. The jug was acquired by George Maw, founder of Maw & Co., a British manufacturer of ceramic tiles. Maw initially donated it to the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street, London but in 1901 most of the Museum’s ceramic holdings were transferred to the South Kensington Museum (later V&A), including this item. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4230-1901 |
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| Record created | June 26, 2008 |
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