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

Cow Creamer and Cover

ca. 1820 (made)
Place of origin

Jug and cover of earthenware, moulded in the form of a cow standing, with a calf lying at its feet, painted in colours. The cow stands upon an oblong base; the cover fits on to the middle of its back. Cover finial missing


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cow Creamer
  • Cow Creamer Cover
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, painted
Brief description
Cow creamer and cover, earthenware, possibly Staffordshire, about 1820.
Physical description
Jug and cover of earthenware, moulded in the form of a cow standing, with a calf lying at its feet, painted in colours. The cow stands upon an oblong base; the cover fits on to the middle of its back. Cover finial missing
Dimensions
  • Height: 13cm
  • Length: 15.6cm
converted from registers
Production typeMass produced
Object history
Bequeathed by Miss E. A. Evans.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Lewis, John and Griselda, Pratt ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze coloured earthenware 1780-1840 (Antique Collectors' Club: 2006). p.90.
Collection
Accession number
487A-1902

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Record createdFebruary 25, 2009
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