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Jug
Jug, pearlware, standing on a rounded spreading foot-rim, globular body, cylindrical neck, plain beak spout, angular scrolled handle; the exterior of the jug covered with silver lustre, this then decorated using silver lustre resist techniques with around the body a design of two pheasant-like birds standing amid stylized flowering plants, the foot-rim left white, white bands around the lower body and shoulder, around the neck a geometric border of oval-shapes, two white stripes to the handle, a silver lustre band around the interior lip-rim and spout. The spout and lip-rim broken and repaired.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 35189
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 19th century (early)
Acquisition
Bequest, 4/2/1942
Measurements
Height
(cm): 14
diam
(cm): 13.5
Width
(cm): 16.2
Height
(in): 5
diam
(in): 5
Width
(in): 6
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
lustre, silver
decoration
Applied Art
wax-resist
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
pearlware
glaze
Location
In store
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