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On Display: House - Shipley Room
Jug (Pitcher)
1740-1750
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.0887
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0887
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1740-1750
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: Painted in red: "* *" [Two asterisks]
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Rolled
Dimensions (inches)
3.37 (H) x 3.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.56 (H) x 8.89 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Diam. measurement includes handle and spout. Diameter of body is 2.5.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 152 Fig. 78Book: Edwards, Diana & Hampson, Rodney. 2005 White Salt-glazed Stoneware of the British Isles.
• Published: p. 51, col. pl. 32, Shipley Room table setting photo