Jug
1893 (made)
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Jug of porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with enamels. Bulbous body with a narrow neck, spreading mouth, projecting lip and loop handle. On one side are the initials 'GM' interlaced under a prince's coronet, and with a scroll inscribed '6th July 1893' below. On the other side is a bunch of may-blossom. Gilt edge.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with enamels and gilded |
Brief description | Jug of porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with enamels, W. H. Goss, Stoke-on-Trent, 1893. |
Physical description | Jug of porcelain transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with enamels. Bulbous body with a narrow neck, spreading mouth, projecting lip and loop handle. On one side are the initials 'GM' interlaced under a prince's coronet, and with a scroll inscribed '6th July 1893' below. On the other side is a bunch of may-blossom. Gilt edge. |
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Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
Object history | Made to commemorate the marriage of Prince George, Duke of York, with Princess Mary of Teck. |
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Accession number | 4040-1901 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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