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Cow-creamer and cover
Cow-creamer and cover ,earthenware, in the shape of a cow, standing on a rounded oblong base, moulded around the edges to resemble foliage, the cow, with cloven hooves, an udder with four teats, a realistically modelled body with prominent breast bone, two curved horns above the ears, the spout formed by the animal's open mouth, the tail and one of the horns broken off, the cover, ovoid, forming part of the backbone; the cow itself covered all over with a pink lustre mottled with small circles of paler areas, the base painted grass green.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 31896
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 1813-1850 ca
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/12/1953
Measurements
Height
(cm): 13.7
Length
(cm): 17.3
Width
(cm): 7.7
Height
(in): 5
Length
(in): 6
Width
(in): 3
Techniques
slip-cast
forming
Applied Art
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
enamelled
decoration
Applied Art
lustred
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
enamel
glaze
Location
In store
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