Britannia jug
Jug
ca. 1790-1800 (made)
ca. 1790-1800 (made)
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Jug, earthenware with lead glaze and decoration moulded in relief and coloured green, blue, orange and brown. Ovoid in form, with straight neck and angular loop handle. The body creamy in tone, the glaze bluish. Formed in panels are the subjects of Britannia seated against a circular shield, holding an olive branch in her right hand and a trident in her left. At her feet is a seated lion; a ship is in the background. On the other side is a scene of the 'Sailor's Return' with a single figure of a sailor waving a swagger stick, his ship in the background with rocks on either side.
Object details
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| Title | Britannia jug (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | earthenware, moulded and painted in underglaze colours (prattware) |
| Brief description | Jug, 'Britannia', earthenware, possibly by Pratt of Lane Delph, about 1790-1800 |
| Physical description | Jug, earthenware with lead glaze and decoration moulded in relief and coloured green, blue, orange and brown. Ovoid in form, with straight neck and angular loop handle. The body creamy in tone, the glaze bluish. Formed in panels are the subjects of Britannia seated against a circular shield, holding an olive branch in her right hand and a trident in her left. At her feet is a seated lion; a ship is in the background. On the other side is a scene of the 'Sailor's Return' with a single figure of a sailor waving a swagger stick, his ship in the background with rocks on either side. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by M. G. A. Graham |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Malcolm G.A. Graham |
| Production | An identical jug to this is impressed PRATT in capital letters on the base. made at the Pratt pottery in Lane Delph. |
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| Accession number | C.71-1952 |
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| Record created | February 26, 2009 |
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