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Apostles jug
Author
Title
Apostles jug.
Production
Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England, 1842.
Physical Description
1 jug : relief-molded white stoneware ; height 24 cm (including handle), width 19 cm (including handle), depth 11 cm
Notes
Impressed on bottom: "31" and "12".
Title from Hughes.
Variant models exist with metal lid.
Biographical / Historical Note
"[The] famous Apostle jug ... was produced in huge quantities and set a standard by which virtually all relief-moulded jugs are now judged ... It has been suggested that this design was based on sixteenth century Rhineland stonewares, but Meigh must have adapted it in an attempt to profit from the early nineteenth century popularity of the revived Gothic style."--Henrywood.
Summary
The octagonal body is molded with ecclesiastical figures in eight Gothic niches. The angular loop handle and curved mouth and lip include designs of bearded masks and Gothic ornament.
Format
Other
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 09, 2024
References
Hughes, Kathy. Collector's guide to nineteenth-century jugs, v. 1, no. 45
Henrywood, R. K. Relief-moulded jugs, 1820-1900, page 108
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Jugs (vessels)
Stoneware (pottery)
Ceramic (material)
Molding (forming)
Glazed ceramic ware (visual works)
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