Milk jug, tea service
John Aynsley and Sons Ltd
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1900
Materials
Glazed and gilded bone china
Measurements
100 x 120 x 85 mm
Place of origin
Staffordshire
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Tredegar, Newport
NT 1552954.13
Summary
Milk jug. A bone china milk jug with pink and green rose, thistle and shamrock design, c1900. Oval shape with bulbous lower body, a curled lip with scalloped and gilt edge and a single handle to the side, decorated with gilt designs. Part of a tea service consisting of six saucers, six teacups, seven plates, a milk jug and sugar bowl. Manufactured by John Aynsley & Sons (Ltd.).
Provenance
Donated to Newport Museums and Galleries by Mr and Mrs Burton in 1983. On loan to the National Trust from Newport Museums and Galleries.
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of base.: [crown]/AYNSLEY [text in scroll]/ENGLAND Underside of base.: 12950E/.7:
Makers and roles
John Aynsley and Sons Ltd, ceramic manufacturer