Milk Jug
1754 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Potters found that it was impossible to make a pure white earthenware. Instead, the potters of Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire developed a shiny jet-black glaze that gave a perfect ground for decoration in gold. This jug does not simply copy Oriental lacquer of the time. It has a mock bottle-ticket hanging around its neck, which frames the owner's initials and the date, 1754.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Black lead-glazed earthenware with gilt cartouche |
| Brief description | Black lead-glazed earthenware milk jug (so-called Jackfield Ware), with gilt cartouche enclosing the date 1754. Probably Staffordshire. |
| Physical description | Black lead-glazed earthenware milk jug (so-called Jackfield Ware), with gilt cartouche enclosing the date 1754. |
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| Gallery label | Milk jug
Probably made in Staffordshire, dated 1754
Lead-glazed earthenware with gilt decoration
Circ.357-1923(23/05/2008) |
| Summary | Potters found that it was impossible to make a pure white earthenware. Instead, the potters of Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Shropshire developed a shiny jet-black glaze that gave a perfect ground for decoration in gold. This jug does not simply copy Oriental lacquer of the time. It has a mock bottle-ticket hanging around its neck, which frames the owner's initials and the date, 1754. |
| Bibliographic reference | Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. London : V&A Publications, 1999. 144 p., ill. ISBN 185177260X |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.357-1923 |
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| Record created | November 29, 2002 |
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