Englishman
Jug
ca.1840 (made)
ca.1840 (made)
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Jug in the form of the half-figure of a grotesque man, ginger-beer bottle form, the base pressed out and tilted; the body moulded with the grotesque head of a man with side whiskers, the neck of the bottle scratched and pressed out to form a hat; strip handle at the back.
Object details
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| Title | Englishman (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | salt-glazed stoneware |
| Brief description | Jug, in the form of a grotesque man, stoneware, possibly Joseph Kishere, ca.1840. |
| Physical description | Jug in the form of the half-figure of a grotesque man, ginger-beer bottle form, the base pressed out and tilted; the body moulded with the grotesque head of a man with side whiskers, the neck of the bottle scratched and pressed out to form a hat; strip handle at the back. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs. Celia Hemming |
| Object history | Given by Mrs. Celia Heming |
| Production | Note from register: 'Donor's note states that this and C.55 were bought from Mrs. Boutell near Whiteley's, who bought them from the (grand?)son of a man who worked at Kishere's, Mortlake. This jug is stated to represent an "Englishman", compare to no. C.55-1939 which is the "Frenchman" ' Robin Hildyard suggests that these jugs would not have been part of the official output of a pottery and are probably just fun pieces produced by the workers. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Associated object | C.55-1939 (Set) |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.54-1939 |
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| Record created | June 10, 2009 |
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