Jug
1788 (made)
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Jug of lead-glazed earthenware, irregular in shape and moulded in the form of the trunk of an oak-tree with figures in high relief, and with an oval mouth pointed to form a spout, and a branch forms the handle, and on one side a youth, wearing a blue coat, white shirt, brown hat, breeches and high boots, holds up a glass in his right hand and behind his head is a white scroll on which is incised 'A BUMPER : A BUMPER', and a dog is jumping up against his right knee, and on the ground between his feet is a bottle incised with 'R G', and on the other side a girl in a yellow bodice, blue skirt and cap sits on a felled trunk and turns towards a youth in a blue coat who is seated on a mound and bends towards her to offer her a nest full of eggs which he has just taken from a branch still grasped in his right hand.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware, moulded and incised |
Brief description | Jug of lead-glazed earthenware, irregular in shape and moulded in the form of the trunk of an oak-tree with figures in high relief, maker unknown, made in Staffordshire, 1788. |
Physical description | Jug of lead-glazed earthenware, irregular in shape and moulded in the form of the trunk of an oak-tree with figures in high relief, and with an oval mouth pointed to form a spout, and a branch forms the handle, and on one side a youth, wearing a blue coat, white shirt, brown hat, breeches and high boots, holds up a glass in his right hand and behind his head is a white scroll on which is incised 'A BUMPER : A BUMPER', and a dog is jumping up against his right knee, and on the ground between his feet is a bottle incised with 'R G', and on the other side a girl in a yellow bodice, blue skirt and cap sits on a felled trunk and turns towards a youth in a blue coat who is seated on a mound and bends towards her to offer her a nest full of eggs which he has just taken from a branch still grasped in his right hand. |
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Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
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Other number | Sch. II 280 - Schreiber number |
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Accession number | 414:1195-1885 |
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Record created | March 5, 2009 |
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