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Jug (Pitcher)
Leeds factory
1815-1840
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Leeds factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Leeds; Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1969.1416 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.1416 A
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Leeds factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Leeds; Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1815-1840
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Thrown
Dimensions (inches)
5.4 (H) x 6.4 (L) x 5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.7 (H) x 16.2 (L) x 12.8 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Gibson, Michael. 1999 19th Century Lustreware.
• "Leeds-type" jugs with similar decoration: pp. 146-147, pls. 114-115, 117.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.