Jug
ca. 1790-1800 (made)
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Jug of dark red stoneware with engine-turned and sprigged decoration, and painted silver lustre bands. Ovoid body, short wide neck with projecting lip, angular loop handle. Round the middle is a fox-hunting scene, and on one side of the handle a group of hollyhocks; the lower part is turned with shallow vertical grooves.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Red stoneware with engine-turned and sprigged decoration, and painted silver lustre |
| Brief description | Jug, red stoneware with engine-turned and sprigged decoration, painted silver lustre bands, made at the factory of Samuel Hollins, Shelton, about 1790-1800 |
| Physical description | Jug of dark red stoneware with engine-turned and sprigged decoration, and painted silver lustre bands. Ovoid body, short wide neck with projecting lip, angular loop handle. Round the middle is a fox-hunting scene, and on one side of the handle a group of hollyhocks; the lower part is turned with shallow vertical grooves. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'S. HOLLINS' (Impressed) |
| Gallery label | Jug
Made at the factory of Samuel Hollins, Shelton, Staffordshire, England about 1790-1800
Red stoneware with engine-turned and sprigged decoration, and painted silver lustre bands
2537-1901 Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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| Accession number | 2537-1901 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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