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KC1979-39
Cream Jug
KC1979-39

Cream Jug

Dateca. 1750
MediumStoneware, salt-glazed, drab with white clay and blue and gold enamels
DimensionsOH; 5 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1937-201
DescriptionStaffordshire, salt-glazed, stoneware cream jug. Thrown "drab" body with cobalt or gilded "sprigged" (appplied) decoration. Gray, pear-shaped body on three feet in white, applied with white and blue fruity vines.
Label TextThe term “drab ware” refers to objects colored a khaki or putty shade, usually enhanced with white or blue and white relief decoration. Teapots and cream jugs are the most common forms in drab ware.
ProvenancePurchased from Ginsburg & Levy, Inc., New york
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