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

Jug

1857-1871 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of white stoneware; hexagonal; moulded in relief with a vine, of which the branching stem forms the loop handle, ivy-stems and a satyr's mark forming the spout.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, moulded in relief
Brief description
Jug of white stoneware, moulded in relief, Belleek pottery, Northern Ireland, 1857-1871
Physical description
Jug of white stoneware; hexagonal; moulded in relief with a vine, of which the branching stem forms the loop handle, ivy-stems and a satyr's mark forming the spout.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13.7cm
  • Width: 10.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
A dog beside a round tower, with a harp, shamrock and a band inscribed 'BELLEEK' (Printed factory mark in brown)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Langham, Marian, 'Belleek Irish Porcelain' Quiller Press, 1993
Collection
Accession number
3880-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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