Jug
Gien
Category
Ceramics
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
195 mm (H)170 mm (W)118 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1195559
Summary
Tankard shaped jug, cylindrical body slightly tapering to neck with moulded spout and border, twisted side handle with foliate thumb rest and terminal. Grotesque decoration, strapwork cartouche containing winged cherub riding fish, swags and birds.
Marks and inscriptions
GIEN (on a swag below castle makers mark transfer printed in underglaze brown)
Makers and roles
Gien, manufacturer