English pineapple jug

An image of Pineapple jug. Unidentified factory, England. Cream earthenware jug, press moulded in the shape of a pineapple, with a short slightly flaring cylindrical neck, a loop handle and a slim circular foot-rim. The outside is moulded to represent both the fruit and the leaves, the former covered by bright yellow-gold glaze and the latter with a thin green glaze. The interior is tinged pink. Earthenware, press moulded and coated with clear and coloured glazes, height, whole, 14 cm, width, whole, 12 cm, 19th century.

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Pineapple jug. Unidentified factory, England. Cream earthenware jug, press moulded in the shape of a pineapple, with a short slightly flaring cylindrical neck, a loop handle and a slim circular foot-rim. The outside is moulded to represent both the fruit and the leaves, the former covered by bright yellow-gold glaze and the latter with a thin green glaze. The interior is tinged pink. Earthenware, press moulded and coated with clear and coloured glazes, height, whole, 14 cm, width, whole, 12 cm, 19th century.

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Accession Number: C.35-2017
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 812 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 541.09kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 22/1

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19th Century British earthenware English Fitz_AA fruits glazed green handle handled jug majolica ware mould made moulded pineapple pineapple ware pottery press moulded relief moulded spout spouted vessel yellow

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