Jug
first half of 19th century (made)
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Jug of dark red earthenware, covered outside partly with copper lustre and partly with light blue slip, and inside with white slip, and decorated with applied devices in relief painted in purple lustre and colours. In front are the royal arms as borne from 1802 to 1837. Flattened bulbous body, ribbed cylindrical neck, expanding rim, twisted loop handle in the form of a snake. On either side of the arms, which are set on the front of the body, are a leopard entwined by a snake, and a lion encountering three dogs.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with applied reliefs, painted in copper lustre and slip |
| Brief description | Jug, earthenware with applied reliefs painted with copper lustre and slip, Staffordshire, first half of 19th century |
| Physical description | Jug of dark red earthenware, covered outside partly with copper lustre and partly with light blue slip, and inside with white slip, and decorated with applied devices in relief painted in purple lustre and colours. In front are the royal arms as borne from 1802 to 1837. Flattened bulbous body, ribbed cylindrical neck, expanding rim, twisted loop handle in the form of a snake. On either side of the arms, which are set on the front of the body, are a leopard entwined by a snake, and a lion encountering three dogs. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Given by Mrs. Bury Palliser. Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street. |
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| Accession number | 3945-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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