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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Jug

1879-ca. 1897 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware jug with pinched neck, shouldered body and pulled handle. Brown saltglaze body incised with a harvest scene and coloured with brown pigment, neck incised with leaves coloured with a pale blue glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration and coloured glaze
Brief description
Jug, salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration and coloured glaze, made by Thomas Smith & Co., Canal Potteries, Old Kent Road, London, 1879-ca. 1897
Physical description
Stoneware jug with pinched neck, shouldered body and pulled handle. Brown saltglaze body incised with a harvest scene and coloured with brown pigment, neck incised with leaves coloured with a pale blue glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.2cm
  • Width: 12.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'T Smith & Co Old Kent Rd. London' (impressed)
Gallery label
Jug made by Thomas Smith & Co., Canal Potteries, Old Kent Road, London, England, 1879-c1897 Mark: 'T Smith & Co Old Kent Rd. London', impressed Salt-glazed stoneware with incised decoration and coloured glaze C.2-1941 Given by Mrs H.C. Mossop(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mrs H. C. Mossop
Production
Made at the Canal Potteries, Old Kent Road.
Collection
Accession number
C.2-1941

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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