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Cream jug: C.99-2015

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Unidentified Staffordshire factory

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Description

Off-white stoneware, slip-cast, with applied handle, and salt-glaze. The jug has a roughly oval base with scalloped edges, slightly depressed bulbous sides, which are lightly fluted, and a short neck with a projecting lip and scalloped rim. The ear-shaped handle is reeded and has a pinched kick at the lower end. The sides are decorated with six integrally cast slanting garlands of flowers and foliage in relief.

Notes

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)

Legal notes

Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 8.2 cm
Length: 8.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady

Dating

18th Century, Mid
Circa 1750 CE - 1765 CE

School or Style

Rococo

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Surface composed of salt-glaze
Jug

Materials used in production

off-white Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Salt-glazing

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick-on label

  • Text: 48
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in black ink
  • Type: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.99-2015
Primary reference Number: 206789
Old object number: 48
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.99-2006
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 15 September 2015 Updated: Thursday 24 September 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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