Cream Jug

Date1760-1770

MediumSalt-glazed stoneware

DimensionsH: 3 1/8"; OW: 2 7/8"; Diam: 2 1/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1960-765

DescriptionCream jug of diminutive size and baluster form. With small kick out at bottom forming foot and foot ring. The mouth flared and cut in a strongly geometric scallop pattern. The pouring lip pinched from the mouth. The applied strap handle with ribbed molding and a flattened scroll at the lower terminal. The smooth glaze a warm gray color. The jug with over glaze polychrome enameled decoration, comprising a large flower in blue, red, and yellow below the pouring lip, and with green leaves and buds continuing across the body. The decoration executed in a rather pointillist style.Inscription(s)noMark(s)noProvenancewith A. F. Allbrook, London