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Jug (Pitcher)
1740-1750
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.0886
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0886
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1740-1750
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Rolled
Dimensions (inches)
3.5 (H) x 3.5 (L) x 2.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.89 (H) x 8.89 (L) x 6.35 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Length measurement is from spout to handle. Diam. of body is 2.5.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Luxmoore, Chas. F. C. 1924 English Saltglazed Earthenware.
• Blocks for teabowl (plate #45), sugar bowl lid (plate no. 47), teapot (plate no. 48), flask (plate no. 51), bowl and cover (plate no. 53), teabowl (plate no. 63), and coffee cup (plate no. 76).Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 1990 The Henry H. Weldon Collection: English Pottery, Stoneware and Earthenware 1650-1800.
• For same general type of ornament, see p. 86 (no. 20 a-d) and p. 132 (no. 52).Book: Mountford, Arnold R. 1971 The Illustrated Guide to Staffordshire Salt-Glazed Stoneware.
• For saucer block with same general type of ornament, see nos. 96-99.Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 06//1994 Aesop's Fables on English Ceramics. Antiques. CXLV (6): 867-877.
• For related fables as inspiration.