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

Jug

ca. 1935 (designed), ca. 1940-1959 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Beer jug of earthenware with slipwear, and with an ovoid body and pouring lip formed from the curved rim, a curved handle which is pinched to an angle at the highest point, the handle and interior are cream, and the celadon body is decorated just above the base with three grooves cut out through to the cream beneath.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, slip and glazed
Brief description
Beer jug of earthenware with slipwear, with an ovoid body, pouring lip and with a curved handle, made by Keith Murray ca. 1935, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., possibly Etruria and probably Barlaston, ca. 1940-1959.
Physical description
Beer jug of earthenware with slipwear, and with an ovoid body and pouring lip formed from the curved rim, a curved handle which is pinched to an angle at the highest point, the handle and interior are cream, and the celadon body is decorated just above the base with three grooves cut out through to the cream beneath.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20cm
  • Diameter: 14cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'KM / WEDGWOOD / MADE IN ENGLAND' and all encircled with 'OF ETRURIA & BARLASTON' (Printed in green)
  • 'WEDGWOOD / MADE IN / ENGLAND' and [on the right] 'H' (Impressed)
Production
In 1938, Wedgwood built a new factory in Barlaston
Bibliographic reference
Wedgwood Catalogue of Bodies, Glazes and Shapes Current for 1940-1950. Etruria: Wedgwood and Sons, ca. 1950.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.264-1975

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Record createdNovember 5, 2008
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