Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Jug, earthenware, standing on a squared-off octagonal foot-rim, pouch-shaped body with eight panels separated by vertical incised lines, tapering inwards at the shoulder then flaring out to a cylindrical neck, waved lip-rim, raised beak spout, scrolled and spurred handle with raised thumb-spur and further spurs lower down, foliate moulding to the handle; painted in pink, red, blue, yellow and green with to the main body two spreading sprays of flowers and foliage, the inscription 'MARY THOMAS STEVENS / 1838' painted on the main body below the spout with an elaborate scrolling design below it, several small sprigs of flowers to the neck, brown band to the lip-rim and spout, brown anthemion and other markings to the handle.