1969.1956 Jug

Jug (Pitcher)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Leeds factory (Possible maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1812

  • Materials:

    Earthenware (lusterware); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Thrown, Molded, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1969.1956


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1969.1956

Object Name

Jug (Pitcher)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Leeds factory (Possible maker)
1770-1881

Place of Origin

Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Possibly Leeds.

Date

1812

Materials

Earthenware (lusterware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Molded, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

5.4 (H) , 6.5 (W) , 5 (D)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.8 (H) , 16.6 (W) , 12.8 (D)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Godden, Geoffrey A. & Gibson, Michael. 1991 Collecting Lustreware.
Jugs with typical Leeds decoration of "spikey-looking birds among exotic vegetation": p. 257, pl. 178.
[Article] Austin, John C. 2006 J. Palin Thorley (1892-1987), Potter and Designer: Part 2, Williamsburg. Ceramics in America. 178-216.
Modern silver luster jugs of much the same shape, by Palin Thorley (Williamsburg, VA): p. 186-187, figs. 18-20, 24, 25, 1945-56, produced for Colonial Williamsburg's Craft House.