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Jug
Jug, earthenware, standing on a rounded spreading foot-rim, globular body, cylindrical neck, plain beak spout, angular scrolled handle; covered all over with a canary yellow glaze, the exterior of the jug then covered with silver lustre, this then resist decorated so that the yellow of the glaze shows through with around the body a stylized design of birds and floral sprays which to one side of the body has mostly worn off, around the neck a pattern of overlapping oval shapes and stylized leaves, a stylized flower head to the underside of the spout, yellow bands around the lower body shoulder and neck, a silver lustre band around the interior lip-rim and spout, very worn silver lustre stripes to the handle.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 35217
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 1810-1830 ca.
Acquisition
Bequest, 4/2/1942
Measurements
Height
(cm): 11.7
diam
(cm): 10.9
Width
(cm): 14
Height
(in): 4
diam
(in): 4
Width
(in): 5
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
earthenware
glaze
Location
In store
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