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

Jug and Cover

late 18th century or early 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of red stoneware (rosso antico ware) with pear-shaped body, trefoil mouth with cover conforming in shape, foliated loop handle rising above the mouth. The knob of the cover is of wood.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jug Body
  • Jug Cover
Materials and techniques
Red stoneware (<i>rosso antico</i> ware)
Brief description
Jug and cover of red stoneware (rosso antico ware), made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, late 18th or early 19th century
Physical description
Jug of red stoneware (rosso antico ware) with pear-shaped body, trefoil mouth with cover conforming in shape, foliated loop handle rising above the mouth. The knob of the cover is of wood.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.1cm
  • Diameter: 12.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'WEDGWOOD' (Impressed)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Collection
Accession number
2377&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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