Jug
Category
Ceramics
Date
1730
Materials
ceramic
Measurements
190 mm (Height); 77 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Bayreuth
Order this imageCollection
Wallington, Northumberland
NT 582008
Summary
Pear-shaped, brown stoneware jug [wine pitcher] with loop handle and moulded spout, painted in silver oxide with design of figures bearing a gift of huge grapes hanging from a staff hanging over their shoulders, with a bird of paradise coming down to peck at them, surrounded by baroque scrolling, a baroque scroll border at the upper edge. Faience. No cover.
Provenance
Gift from Sir Charles Philips Trevelyan 3rd Bt
Marks and inscriptions
Paper inside jug: Written in pencil - Red Baynevth ware. With painting in silver "The spies" about 1740