Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Cream jug

Cream jug, soft-paste 'duck egg' porcelain; standing on a rectangular foot rim, bulging sides to shoulder, concave curve to lip, with a wide elongated spout; high loop handle with a thumb spur and double ridge collar moulding in lower part of handle; below shoulder, painted in enamel with an Empire-style pattern of continuous scrolling leaves in green and iron red, with gilt stems bearing pink and blue convolvulus flowers; around neck, a border of gilt leaves and twigs, and inside spout a gilt anthemion with seaweed fronds; gilt bands to the foot rim, lip, and shoulder, and gilt on edge of handle.

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Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 31009

Measurements

Height (cm): 10.9
l(cm) handle to lip:15.5
l(cm)
Width (cm): 8.6
Height (in): 4
l(in) handle to lip:6 1/8
l(in)
Width (in): 3
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