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Cream or milk jug (Cream or milk pitcher or pot)
1740-1760
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
London, Liverpool or Bristol; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1978.0053
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1978.0053
Object Name
Cream or milk jug (Cream or milk pitcher or pot)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
London, Liverpool or Bristol; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1740-1760
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Rolled
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
2.992 (H) x 3.11 (W) x 2.441 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.6 (H) x 7.9 (W) x 6.2 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Width = body plus handle
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Noel Hume, Ivor. Pottery and Porcelain in Colonial Williamsburg's Archaeological Collections. 2.
• Excavated squirrel & bracket delft plate: p. 13, fig. 5, blue & white, from Anthony Hay's cabinet shop site, Williamsburg, VABook: Austin, John C. 1994 British Delft at Williamsburg.
• Excavated (Williamsburg VA) plate fragments with bracket motif in blue and white: pp. 154-55, no. 242, from James Geddy Workshop and Kitchen, William Finney House, and Wetherburn's Tavern