Unidentified Derbyshire pottery
Unidentified Yorkshire Pottery
Creamware jug with double-twist handle, lead-glazed and painted in polychrome enamels with a rural scene
Dark cream earthenware, thrown and rouletted, with applied handle and terminals, lead-glazed and painted in blue, green, yellow, red, reddish-brown, and black enamels. The basically cylindrical jug has a swelling in the middle and expands slightly towards and rim and the base which have rouletted borders. The double interlaced reeded strap handle has leafy terminals. The front and sides are decorated with a rural scene. On the left a woman holding a rake stands between a tree and fence and a haystack. On the right, a man carrying a basket on a pitchfork balanced over his shoulder, walks towards her. Behind him there is a tree and a wooden fence. Overhead there are three groups of flying birds. The inside of the lip is decorated with a continuous red chain border.
History note: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor, St Andrew’s, Fife; Sir Ivor died on 24 April 2005; on loan since 2006 (Syndicate of 30 January)
Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest through The Art Fund
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
Circa 1770 - 1775
Decoration
composed of
enamels
( blue, green, yellow, red, reddish-brown, and black)
Body
Terminals
dark cream
Earthenware
Lead-glaze
Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick-on label
Accession number: C.33-2015
Primary reference Number: 201573
Old object number: 47
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.33-2006
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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