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

Jug and Cover

ca. 1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug and cover of salt-glazed stoneware, in the form of a bear seated on its haunches and hugging a small dog, and a loose ring passes through the bear's nose, and the surface is roughened with applied bit of clay, touches of dark brown slip at the eyes and teeth, and on the collar is a band of rosettes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jug
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware with applied clay and slip
Brief description
Jug and cover of salt-glazed stoneware, in the form of a bear seated on its haunches and hugging a small dog, maker unknown, made in Staffordshire, ca. 1740.
Physical description
Jug and cover of salt-glazed stoneware, in the form of a bear seated on its haunches and hugging a small dog, and a loose ring passes through the bear's nose, and the surface is roughened with applied bit of clay, touches of dark brown slip at the eyes and teeth, and on the collar is a band of rosettes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 24.8cm
  • Diameter: 13.3cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. II 84&A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:936/&A-1885

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Record createdFebruary 19, 2009
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