Beer Jug

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

Beer-jug of cream-coloured lead-glaze earthenware transfer-printed and over-painted with black enamel. Barrel-shaped body with a projecting lip and loop handle. Below the 'Arms' is a bouquet, and on the other side of the jug is a landscape with figures. On one side is an engraving known as 'THE BLACKSMITH'S ARMS' with the motto 'BY HAMMER AND HAND ALL ARTS DO STAND'. On the front are painted the initials 'A. H.' within a printed wreath of flowers and barley, with barrels below and a calendar above.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glaze earthenware transfer-printed and over-painted with black enamel
Brief description
Beer-jug of cream-coloured lead-glaze earthenware transfer-printed and over-painted with black enamel, made at Herculaneum Pottery, Liverpool, ca. 1800.
Physical description
Beer-jug of cream-coloured lead-glaze earthenware transfer-printed and over-painted with black enamel. Barrel-shaped body with a projecting lip and loop handle. Below the 'Arms' is a bouquet, and on the other side of the jug is a landscape with figures. On one side is an engraving known as 'THE BLACKSMITH'S ARMS' with the motto 'BY HAMMER AND HAND ALL ARTS DO STAND'. On the front are painted the initials 'A. H.' within a printed wreath of flowers and barley, with barrels below and a calendar above.
Dimensions
  • Height: 33.7cm
  • Diameter: 24.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'THE BLACKSMITH'S ARMS' (On one side above the shield)
  • 'BY HAMMER AND HAND ALL ARTS DO STAND' (On one side below the shield)
  • 'A. H.' (Painted on the print)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Beer jug depicting the Blacksmiths' Arms
Possibly made at the Herculaneum Pottery, Liverpool, about 1790-1800
Lead-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration

3643-1901
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3643-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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