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Cow-creamer and cover
Cream jug 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 tips of the horns broken off, the spout formed by the animal's open mouth, the handle formed by the tail looped over the cow's back, the cover, ovoid, forming part of the backbone; transfer-printed in black with 'split' prints, to one side of the body a group of flowers issuing foliage and scrolls, to the other side a group of flowers and shells issuing foliage and scrolls, a group of flowers issuing foliage and scrolls to the base, the cover with a small floral and shell motif, the cow's forehead with a small flower head, the tail/handle, with a heart and loop dentil border, with the lower terminal forming part of the floral design to the main body.