Skip to main content

Jug: C.23-1997

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Haxby Pottery
Potter: Haxby, Colin
Designer: Frost, Terry

Entities

Categories

Description

Hybrid body (stoneware?), moulded, and printed in black and red. Cylindrical with slightly swelling sides and projecting lip; strap handle. Decorated on each side with group of large spots with above a curved line tapering at both ends and below a semi-circle with a curved line tapering at both ends under it. On the handle there are five large spots of alternate colours.

Notes

History note: Sims Gallery, 22 Fore Street, St. Ives, Cornwall.

Legal notes

Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Measurements and weight

Height: 25.5 cm
Width: 20.6 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Diss ⪼ Norfolk ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1997-06-10) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

20th Century
Production date: circa AD 1978

Note

The proprietor of the pottery was Colin Haxby

Components of the work

Decoration composed of ceramic printing colour ( black and red)
Base Diameter 12.0 cm

Materials used in production

Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Moulding : Hybrid body (stoneware?), moulded, and printed in black and red.

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Terry Frost./7/10
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: In black enamel
  • Type: Mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.23-1997
Primary reference Number: 73356
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Jug" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/73356 Accessed: 2024-11-02 14:33:46

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/73356 |title=Jug |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-02 14:33:46|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-73356

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...