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

Jug

first half of 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of buff coloured stoneware with the upper part coloured dark brown, and in the form of a grotesque head impressed with the name of the victualler from whom it was made as a show-piece, 'GURNEYS Wine & Spirit Warehouse 71 High Street Polar'. Head of a man, clean-shaven, and wearing a brewer's cap, and to the back if which is attached the loop handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware
Brief description
Jug of buff coloured stoneware with the upper part coloured dark brown, and in the form of a grotesque head, Lambeth, first half of 19th century.
Physical description
Jug of buff coloured stoneware with the upper part coloured dark brown, and in the form of a grotesque head impressed with the name of the victualler from whom it was made as a show-piece, 'GURNEYS Wine & Spirit Warehouse 71 High Street Polar'. Head of a man, clean-shaven, and wearing a brewer's cap, and to the back if which is attached the loop handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.3cm
  • Width: 24.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'GURNEYS Wine & Spirit Warehouse 71 High Street Polar' (Impressed)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
3785-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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