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Lettuce Jug

Jug
1856 (made)
Artist/Maker
Minton (maker)
Place of origin
Stoke-on-Trent (made)

Jug of lead-glazed earthenware. With raised lettuce leaves grounded in green. Handle decorated with ears of wheat.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Jug
TitleLettuce Jug (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware
Lead Glaze
Earthenware
Brief description
Jug of lead-glazed earthenware, made by Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, 1856
Physical description
Jug of lead-glazed earthenware. With raised lettuce leaves grounded in green. Handle decorated with ears of wheat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.4cm
  • Diameter: 13.9cm
Style
Victorian
Marks and inscriptions
  • Diamond registration mark

  • Maker's date code for 1856

Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Jug
Made by Minton & Co., Staffordshire, England, 1856
Mark: diamond registration mark for (? CHECK YEAR CODE AT TOP), maker's date code for 1856
Lead-glazed earthenware

3563-1857
Subjects depicted
Lettuce
Leaves
Wheat
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
3563-1857

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
Record URL
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