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Railway Jug: C.1138-1928

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Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Titles

Railway Jug

Maker(s)

Factory: Unidentified Staffordshire factory

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Description

White earthenware, thrown and transfer-printed underglaze in black. The jug has an ovoid body with a slightly projecting lower edge, a short cylindrical neck, projecting lip, and harp-shaped strap handle. The exterior is decorated with a railway train travelling to the left through a landscape with hills, trees, two large houses, and a church with a steeple. The locomotive, named WILLIAM THE FOURTH , is followed by an unattached tender truck with one man on board, and three open carriages, the first crowded with men, the second with two ladies and four men, and the third with five men and a seated man and a woman holding a parasol. On the outside and inside of the neck and lip there is a floral border, and on the back of the handle is a vertical design of flowers and scrolls.

Notes

History note: Mr Hyam 158 Brompton Road SW, from whom purchased on June 6, 1911 for £5 with another jug and three railway mugs by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 13.1 cm
Width: 15.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

19th Century, second quarter
William IV
Circa 1830 CE - 1837 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of ceramic printing colour ( black)
Body

Materials used in production

white Earthenware
Lead-glaze

Techniques used in production

Lead-glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: WILLIAM THE FOURTH
  • Location: On exterior on the locomotive
  • Method of creation: Transfer-printed in black
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1138-1928
Primary reference Number: 71402
Old object number: 3406

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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