Jug
1799 (made)
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Brimstree, mentioned in the inscription, is town in Shropshire near the Caughley factory. The jug was made for use of a corps of volunteers during the war with France. The original copperplate for this transfer-print is at the British Museum and bears the initials 'T.T.' for Thomas Turner, the owner of the Caughley factory.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, transfer-printed in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Jug, of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue, made by Caughley Porcelain Factory, Caughley, 1799 |
| Physical description | Jug, of soft-paste porcelain transfer-printed in underglaze blue with the royal arms of King George III as borne before 1802 and with figures of volunteers; with ovoid body, cylindrical neck with a crowned bearded mask in relief under the lip, and a rococo scrolled handle; inside the rim is the inscription 'BRIMSTREE LOYAL LEGION'; the arms, which are accompanied by a crowned helmet, floral emblems, the supporters, and the mottoes 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' and 'DIEU ET MON DROIT', are set in the midst of a trophy of flags and weapons, flanked on either side by the same print with two volunteers standing to attention as sentries beside a flagstaff; above this group, which is repeated on either side of the neck, is placed on one side of the body a print representing a body of troops on parade, and the inscription is placed on a garter forming a border inside the neck |
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| Gallery label | Blue and White: British Printed Ceramics
V&A, 31 Jan 2015 - 3 Jan 2016
23 Jug made for the ‘Brimstree Loyal Legion’ *
Shropshire, Caughley, 1799
Made by Caughley Porcelain Factory
Glazed soft-paste porcelain
This jug was made for the ‘Loyal Legion’ volunteers of Brimstree, a region close to Caughley, during the British wars with France of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The decoration shows the royal arms of King George III with a trophy of flags and weapons, flanked on either side by two volunteers standing to attention.
Museum no. 414:790-1885
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber(31/01/2015 - 03/01/2016) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | Brimstree is the name of a hundred in Shropshire, in the immediate neighbourhood of Caughley, and the jug was made for the use of a corps of volunteers in the time of the war with France during the last decade of the 18th century. Acquired as 'Liverpool or Worcester' porcelain Purchased by Lady Charlotte Schreiber from Jeffs, Worcester, for 15 shillings in April 1881 |
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| Summary | Brimstree, mentioned in the inscription, is town in Shropshire near the Caughley factory. The jug was made for use of a corps of volunteers during the war with France. The original copperplate for this transfer-print is at the British Museum and bears the initials 'T.T.' for Thomas Turner, the owner of the Caughley factory. |
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| Other number | Sch. I 682 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:790-1885 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2009 |
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