Jug and Cover
1770 (dated)
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Inverted pear-shaped body with contracted foot and wide out-turned mouth; loop handle. Painted with a finch pecking fruit on a branch, and with sprays of flowers.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Painted tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Jug and cover of earthenware covered with a tin glaze and painted in colours. German, probably Hanau, dated 1770. |
| Physical description | Inverted pear-shaped body with contracted foot and wide out-turned mouth; loop handle. Painted with a finch pecking fruit on a branch, and with sprays of flowers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Malter 1770 (in black) |
| Credit line | Bought |
| Historical context | Of the same shape and colouring as C.122-1935 which has been attributed to Hanau. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Zeh, Ernst, Hanauer Fayence, Hanau, 1978 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 66-1872 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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