Portland Jug
Jug and Cover
ca. 1846-1900 (made)
ca. 1846-1900 (made)
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Jug of white stoneware, with dark-blue Jasper dip and applied reliefs in white, and pewter lid. An adaptation of the Portland Vase shape (which was itself a copy of an antique Roman cameo-cut glass vase, probably of the first century after Christ). The figures have been interpreted as, on one side, Peleus led to Thetis by Cupid in the presence of Poseidon, on the other, Peleus and Aphrodite watching the sleeping Thetis.
Object details
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| Title | Portland Jug (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | White stoneware, with dark-blue Jasper dip and applied reliefs in white, and pewter lid |
| Brief description | 'Portland jug', white stoneware with blue Jasper dip and applied reliefs in white, Josiah Wedgwood's factory, Staffordshire, ca. 1846-1900 |
| Physical description | Jug of white stoneware, with dark-blue Jasper dip and applied reliefs in white, and pewter lid. An adaptation of the Portland Vase shape (which was itself a copy of an antique Roman cameo-cut glass vase, probably of the first century after Christ). The figures have been interpreted as, on one side, Peleus led to Thetis by Cupid in the presence of Poseidon, on the other, Peleus and Aphrodite watching the sleeping Thetis. |
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| Credit line | Given by F.A. Mercer, Esq. |
| Object history | 'Portland jugs' 'blue with white basreliefs' are listed in Wedgwood's '1843' Price Book from 1846 and appear to have continued in production throughout the century. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.102-1970 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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