Milk Jug

ca. 1800-1815 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Milk jug of black basalt, semi-ovoid body with 'engine-turned' decoration, tall foot, foliated loop handle and large curved lip.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Black basalt with 'engine-turned' decoration
Brief description
Milk jug, black basalt with 'engine-turned' decoration, made by Keeling & Toft, Hanley, Staffordshire, ca. 1800-1815
Physical description
Milk jug of black basalt, semi-ovoid body with 'engine-turned' decoration, tall foot, foliated loop handle and large curved lip.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13cm
  • Diameter: 9.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'KEELING, TOFT & CO.' (Impressed)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Milk jug
made by Keeling & Toft, Hanley, Staffordshire, about 1800-15
Mark: 'KEELING, TOFT & CO.', impressed
Black Basalt

2486-1901 Jermyn Street Collection
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Collection
Accession number
2486-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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