Jug

1842-1861 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of white stoneware. Octagonal body moulded with ecclesiastical figures in eight Gothic niches. The angular loop handle and curved mouth and lip are moulded with bearded masks and Gothic ornament.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, moulded in relief
Brief description
Jug of white stoneware, moulded in relief, Charles Meigh & Co., English (Old Hall, Hanley), 1842-1861
Physical description
Jug of white stoneware. Octagonal body moulded with ecclesiastical figures in eight Gothic niches. The angular loop handle and curved mouth and lip are moulded with bearded masks and Gothic ornament.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.6cm
  • Diameter: 7.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
The royal arms of England and Hanover above a cartouche inscribed 'REGISTERED March 17th, 1842, by CHARLES MEIGH, Hanley.' (An applied device in lavender-coloured ware)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
English (Old Hall, Hanley)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Honey, W. B., English Pottery and Porcelain. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1947. p. 233 and fig. 12
  • Jervis, Simon, Victorian and Edwardian decorative art: the Handley-Read collection, London, Royal Academy of Arts, 1972
Collection
Accession number
2716-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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