Cow creamer and lid

Dateca. 1780

MediumEarthenware, lead-glazed (creamware) with brown, gray, and green

DimensionsOverall: 5 5/16 x 7in. (13.5cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. Harry H. Coon

Object number2005-143,A&B

DescriptionCreamware milking-group cow creamer and cover modeled as a milkmaid wearing a manganese-striped dress and bonnet, seated on a green mossy tuffet and milking a cow standing foursquare on a green-washed shaped rectangular base, her open mouth forming the spout, her looped tail the handle, and her back with a circular cover (possibly married), her hide dashed in manganese and gray.
ProvenanceHarry H. Coon Collection
David Newbon, London, England