Jug
ca. 1790 (made)
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Jug of earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel, and barrel-shaped with a spreading base and mouth, flat loop handle and projecting lip. On each side are the arms of the Joiners' Company as gules a chevron or between two pairs of compasses proper and a celestial globe, on a chief argent a pale sable charged with an escallop shell argent between two roses gules supported by two naked boys, one holding a doll, the other a square. The crest consists of a demi-savage holding a tilting spear. Above and below are floral sprays and scrolled ribbons inscribed 'THE JOINERS' ARMS' and 'JOIN TRUTH WITH TRUST'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel |
| Brief description | Jug of earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel, and barrel-shaped with a spreading base and mouth, flat loop handle and projecting lip, printed in Liverpool, probably made in Staffordshire, ca. 1790. |
| Physical description | Jug of earthenware transfer-printed in black enamel, and barrel-shaped with a spreading base and mouth, flat loop handle and projecting lip. On each side are the arms of the Joiners' Company as gules a chevron or between two pairs of compasses proper and a celestial globe, on a chief argent a pale sable charged with an escallop shell argent between two roses gules supported by two naked boys, one holding a doll, the other a square. The crest consists of a demi-savage holding a tilting spear. Above and below are floral sprays and scrolled ribbons inscribed 'THE JOINERS' ARMS' and 'JOIN TRUTH WITH TRUST'. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | The arms of the Joiners' Company is incorrectly rendered. |
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| Other number | Sch. II 380 - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:1094/A-1885 |
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| Record created | May 1, 2009 |
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