Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Samuel Alcock & Co

Title:

The Royal Patriotic Jug

Published / Created:

Burslem, Staffordshire, England, January 1, 1855.

Physical Description:

1 jug : white ironstone transferware; 21 cm high x 16 cm in diameter (18 cm including handle)

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
Parks Jug 73
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961

Copyright Status:

Classification:

Three-Dimensional Artifacts

Notes:

Without a metal lid.

Title and date from the bottom of the jug.

This jug is decorated in green, brown, and gold with a printed black wreath. The body features a scene of wounded soldiers on a battlefield and a scene of a grieving mother and her children with an angel carrying a banner that reads "Royal Patriotic Fund" above them. The decorative handle is in the form of a lion's head with a long scrolled stem, decorated in green and gold.

Subject Terms:

Portland Vase. | Parks, Stephen -- Ownership.

Form/Genre:

Jugs (vessels) | Ironstone (pottery) | Ceramic (material) | Transferware | Transfer printing

Contributors:

Eyre, George Edward, 1804–1887, illustrator.