jug (containers)

Jug with orange slip partly showing under gold lustre decoration. There are two bands of floral decoration, one round the body of the jug, and one round the neck. There is an embossed pattern round the rim. The jug has a pouring lip and a decorative handle. Inside the jug the gold lustre decoration continues as far down as the neck goes, and the rest of the interior has a white glaze.

There is a card label with the object, which reads: 'ENGLAND early 19th cent. / Lustre ware / Earthenware, coated / with very think layer / of gold and platinum'.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn6729
Date
early 19th century
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 152 mm x 115 mm x 152 mm 450 mg
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
earthenware; glaze
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > World Gallery Balcony > Horniman's Vision
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