Jug

ca. 1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of buff-coloured caneware with a glazed interior, and with applied figures moulded in relief. Of pointed oval section with a curved lip and loop handle. On the shoulder is a row of flowers above a band of interlaced circles. On one side of the body are two women in classical costume with books, and on the other is a woman seated dancing a cupid on her toes.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Caneware, glazed interior and moulded
Brief description
Jug of buff-coloured caneware with a glazed interior, and with applied figures moulded in relief, Cambrian Pottery, Swansea, ca. 1810.
Physical description
Jug of buff-coloured caneware with a glazed interior, and with applied figures moulded in relief. Of pointed oval section with a curved lip and loop handle. On the shoulder is a row of flowers above a band of interlaced circles. On one side of the body are two women in classical costume with books, and on the other is a woman seated dancing a cupid on her toes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.1cm
  • Length: 12.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'SWANSEA' (Impressed)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Jug
made by the Cambrian Pottery, Swansea, South Wales, Wales, about 1810
Mark: 'SWANSEA', impressed
Caneware with glazed interior

3484-1901 Jermyn Street Collection
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3484-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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