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Tyg

ca. 1700-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tyg of red earthenware with decoraton stamped in relief under a mottled brown glaze. Bucket shaped. Four handles, one missing, and between each a circular medallion containing Prince of Wales feathers. Round the top a border of small rosettes and below it a series of horizontal grooves.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Red earthenware with decoration stamped in relief under a mottled brown glaze. English (Staffordshire), about 1700-50.
Physical description
Tyg of red earthenware with decoraton stamped in relief under a mottled brown glaze. Bucket shaped. Four handles, one missing, and between each a circular medallion containing Prince of Wales feathers. Round the top a border of small rosettes and below it a series of horizontal grooves.
Dimensions
  • Taken from register height: 16.5cm
  • Taken from register diameter: 17.1cm
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Tyg
Made in England, about 1700-50
Lead-glazed earthenware

C.333-1919 Given by Lady Lister
Drinking cup,
Made in England, about 1700-50
Lead-glazed earthenware

C.333-1919 Given by Lady Lister
(2010 (TAB))
Drinking cup, England, 1700-50
Credit line
Given by Lady Lister
Object history
Number 19 in the Sutton Collection.

Information as to the origin of the objects that form this gift has been extracted from a manuscript book prepared by the late Mrs. W.C. Alexander and lent to Mr. Rackham by the donor in 1919. All the objects in the gift were inherited by the donor from her father.
Extract from letter of 31 August 1911 from Mr. Thomas Sutton of 55 South Street, Eastbourne, to Mr. W.C. Alexander...
Collection
Accession number
C.333-1919

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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