Cream Jug
1810-1815 (made)
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Cream jug of black basalts ware, moulded in low relief and decorated on either side with an applied figure of Jupiter with an eagle. Of oval section with a curved projecting lip and foliated loop handle. The body is divided into panels and the shoulder and lower portion are decorated with bands of acanthus foliage.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Black basalt, moulded and glazed |
| Brief description | Cream jug of black basalts ware, moulded in low relief, possibly made by Barker, probably Staffordshire or possibly Yorkshire, 1810-1815. |
| Physical description | Cream jug of black basalts ware, moulded in low relief and decorated on either side with an applied figure of Jupiter with an eagle. Of oval section with a curved projecting lip and foliated loop handle. The body is divided into panels and the shoulder and lower portion are decorated with bands of acanthus foliage. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'BARKER' (Impressed) |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Production | Possibly made by one of the potters named Barker working the Low Pottery at Rawmarsh, Yorkshire. |
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| Accession number | 3661-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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