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

Jug

ca. 1951 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of lead glazed white earthenware, painted in various colours, and in the form of the head of Long John Silver wearing a black hat that bears a skull and cross bones, and he wears a brown jacket, and on his shoulder sits a green and grey parrot which serves as a handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, glazed and painted
Brief description
Jug of lead glazed white earthenware, painted in various colours, and in the form of the head of Long John Silver with a parrot, made by Doulton Ceramic Factory, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1951.
Physical description
Jug of lead glazed white earthenware, painted in various colours, and in the form of the head of Long John Silver wearing a black hat that bears a skull and cross bones, and he wears a brown jacket, and on his shoulder sits a green and grey parrot which serves as a handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.1cm
  • Width: 15.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A lion / a crown / 'MADE IN ENGLAND / ROYAL DOULTON / ENGLAND'
  • 'Long John Silver / D. 6335. / CORP. 1951 / DOULTON & CO. LIMITED'
  • Rd. no. 864843
  • Rd. no. 29156
  • Rd. no. 6404
  • Rd. no. 112/51
Credit line
Bequeathed by F.S. Kilshawe, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Eyles, Desmond. Royal Doulton Character and Toby Jugs. Stoke-on-Trent: Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd., 1979. 96 p.
Collection
Accession number
C.43-1979

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Record createdNovember 18, 2008
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