Milk Jug
1936 (made)
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Milk jug of cream glazed earthenware. Square in form with parallel sides. The outside is speckled with an oatmeal matt glaze. Handle cut into the side.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Milk jug of cream glazed earthenware, George Clews & Co. Ltd., Tunstall, 1936 |
| Physical description | Milk jug of cream glazed earthenware. Square in form with parallel sides. The outside is speckled with an oatmeal matt glaze. Handle cut into the side. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'GEO.CLEWS & CO. LTD / TURNSTALL / CUNARD / STEAM-SHIP CO. LTD / STONIER'S / LIVERPOOL / PATENT NOS. 715954-6 / 71757.717702 ETC' (Printed on the base) |
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| Object history | Part of a set C.150 to F-1977. Supplied for the Cunard Steam Shipping Co., by Stoniers of Liverpool in 1936. George Clews & Co. was one of a number of firms that made ‘Cube’ teapots and accessories for domestic and commercial use. Large orders of ceramics were supplied by the firm for ocean liners including the Queen Mary (1936), Mauritania (1939) and the Queen Elizabeth (1946). |
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| Accession number | C.150D-1977 |
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| Record created | May 20, 2010 |
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