Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Milk jug

Unknown (Factory)

Milk jug, tin-glazed earthenware, standing on three short feet, bulbous body, lobed rim with upraised spout, twig-like handle which is a later replacement; decorated in high temperature colours with to the front of the body a landscape with two figures standing at a water trough, scattered floral sprays and sprigs to the rest of the body, around the upper body a border of a waving brown line with flashes of other colours and issuing further floral sprigs, a blue line around upper rim, the feet and handle picked out in blue.

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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 36967

Creation/Production

Role: Production
Role: Factory
Place: Italy
Period: 18th century (late)

Acquisition

Gift, 1/2/1918

Measurements

Height (cm): 9.2
diam (cm): 7
Width (cm): 9.3
Height (in): 3
diam (in): 2
Width (in): 3

Techniques

Wheel-thrown
Forming
Applied Art
Press-moulded
Forming
Applied Art
Assembled
Forming
Applied Art
In-glaze colours
Decoration
Applied Art
Tin-glazed
Glazed
Decoration
Applied Art

Material

Tin-glazed earthenware, faience

Location

In store
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