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Milk Jug

Dateca. 1740

OriginEngland, Staffordshire

MediumWhite salt-glazed stoneware; gilding

DimensionsOL (handle to body): 3 7/8"; OH (with cover): 6 1/16"; OD (body): 3 1/8".

Credit LineMuseum Purchase and Partial Gift of Troy D. Chappell

Object number2021-186,a&b

DescriptionWhite salt-glazed stoneware jug with cover: three press-molded and applied mask-and-paw feet support a thrown and turned elongated pear-shaped body; the lower part of the body with gouged decoration in semi-circles and triangles; the upper part of the body decorated with molded and applied sprig depicting squirrels and flowers. The mouth has a small beak-shaped spout that is opposite the ribbed ear-shaped handle with pinched and kicked terminal. A low-domed and partially ribbed cover is topped with a lion knop and decorated with two sprigs to match those used on the body. Traces of original gilding all over.