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Jug (Miniature jug or pitcher)
Mason's factory
1840-1880
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Mason's factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ironstone
Museum Object Number
2023.0008.031
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Barbara P. Katz
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Object Number
2023.0008.031
Object Name
Jug (Miniature jug or pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Mason's factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1840-1880
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Brown transfer-printed "MASON'S" over crown over draped banner inscrbed "PATENT IRONSTONE / CHINA"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Ironstone
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
5.2 (H) x 3.5 (W) x 4.6 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.2 (H) x 8.8 (W) x 11.6 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Godden, Geoffrey A. 1999 Godden's Guide to Ironstone Stone & Granite Wares.
• Similar approach to Chinese scenes on Ashworth factory plate: p. 185, pl. 142, "Real Ironstone China" mark pattern 8689. c. 1870-85. See also London trade catalogue for Silber & Fleming, c. 1880 (0. 387).Book: Godden, Geoffrey A. 1980 Godden's Guide to Mason's China and the Ironstone Wares.
• Variant version of same pattern on Mason's Ironstone urn: p. 180, col. pl. 48, c. 1815-25