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Jug (Pitcher)
Leeds factory
1812
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
1969.1956
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.1956
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Leeds factory (Possible maker)
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) x 6.5 (W) x 5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.8 (H) x 16.6 (W) x 12.8 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
OH at handle, OL from handle to pouring lip, ODiam of body.
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.