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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Cream Jug

1810-1815 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Category
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.5cm
  • Length: 13.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'BARKER' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Cream jug with reliefs depicting Jupiter with an eagle made by Barker, StaffordshireYorkshire, 1810-15 Mark: 'BARKER', impressed Black Basalt with glazed interior 3661-1901 Jermyn Street Collection Possibly made by one of the potters named Barker working the Low Pottery at Rawmarsh, Yorkshire.(23/05/2008)
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.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3661-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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