Jug

ca. 1824 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug, creamy white earthenware with decoration printed in black, painted in enamel colours and painted in gold-purple lustre. Globular body with low vertical rim. On one side the following verses, printed in balck, enclosed within crossed sprays in colours and surmounted by a cottage in colours:
'A little health a little wealth, A little house with freedom, And at the end a little Friend, With little cause to need him.'

On the other side is a shield defined in printed balck and red, containing fictitious agricultural heraldry printed in black. On the right side of the shield is a man with a scythe and field keg standing near a beehive and in the background a rural scene with a cow being milked. On the left of the shield a woman with a hay rake stands near a milk-pail, and in the background a rural scene with hay being carried in the valley and a church on the hill behind. Above the shield, a sheaf of corn is printed in black and yellow. Below the shield is a ribbon with the legend 'God speed the Plough'.

Under the spout is the name of the owner painted in black 'William Hodsgon / Burniston'. The rim is edged and lined with gold-purple lustre.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with printed, painted and lustre decoration
Brief description
Jug, printed and painted earthenware with lustre decoration, made by Dixon & Co., Garrison Pottery, Sunderland, ca. 1924
Physical description
Jug, creamy white earthenware with decoration printed in black, painted in enamel colours and painted in gold-purple lustre. Globular body with low vertical rim. On one side the following verses, printed in balck, enclosed within crossed sprays in colours and surmounted by a cottage in colours:
'A little health a little wealth, A little house with freedom, And at the end a little Friend, With little cause to need him.'

On the other side is a shield defined in printed balck and red, containing fictitious agricultural heraldry printed in black. On the right side of the shield is a man with a scythe and field keg standing near a beehive and in the background a rural scene with a cow being milked. On the left of the shield a woman with a hay rake stands near a milk-pail, and in the background a rural scene with hay being carried in the valley and a church on the hill behind. Above the shield, a sheaf of corn is printed in black and yellow. Below the shield is a ribbon with the legend 'God speed the Plough'.

Under the spout is the name of the owner painted in black 'William Hodsgon / Burniston'. The rim is edged and lined with gold-purple lustre.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
  • Diameter: 13.4cm
Dimensions converted from the register.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Dixon Austin & Co' (signed on print)
  • 'Downing fct'
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Jug
Made by Dixon Austin & Co., Garrison Pottery, Sunderland, England, about 1824
Marks: the print signed 'Dixon Austin & Co', and 'Downing fct'
Earthenware with printed, painted and lustre decoration

Circ.24-1933 Given by Dr Mary Thorne
Credit line
Given by Dr Mary Thorne
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.24-1933

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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