Skip to main content

Cambridge Ale Jug: C.32-2017

An image of Jug
View image details Mirador icon - view image Mirador deep zoom IIIF Manifest IIIF Manifest Slow looking

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Jug
An image of Jug
An image of Jug
An image of Jug
An image of Jug
View all 12 images attached
Current Location: In storage

Titles

Cambridge Ale Jug

Maker(s)

Factory: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons

Entities

Categories

Description

Red stoneware with glazed interior, decorated on the front in red and yellow enamel with the arms of Peterhouse, Cambridge

Red stoneware, thrown, turned, and glazed inside; the exterior is decorated with a black transfer-print coloured in yellow and orange enamels. The jug is of squat pear-shape with a short cylindrical neck, and everted rim with a lip at the front. The strap handle has a longitudinal depression, and splays out at the bottom. There are two narrow turned bands level with the junction of the lower end of the handle and body, and a deeper, wider band below the neck. On the front below the lip there is the coat-of-arms of Peterhouse College, Cambridge, printed in black and enamelled in yellow and orange.

Notes

History note: Purchased in Cambridge by the donor

Legal notes

Given by Dr Julia E. Poole

Measurements and weight

Height: 18.3 cm
Width: 17.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2017-11-20) by Poole, Julia E.

Dating

19th Century, Late
Victoria I
Circa 1891 CE - 1898 CE

School or Style

Medieval

Components of the work

Interior composed of glaze
Body

Materials used in production

high-fired red-brown Terracotta

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: WEDGWOOD and ENGLAND
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Impressed separately
  • Type: Factory mark

Inscription present: first three words and last three in a circle with SOLD BY horizontal in the middle

  • Text: CAMBRIDGE ALE JUG/SOLD BY/WOOLLARD & Co
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Printed in black
  • Type: Retailer's mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.32-2017
Primary reference Number: 222884
Entry Form number: 1344

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 28 November 2017 Updated: Friday 24 August 2018

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Cambridge Ale Jug" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/222884 Accessed: 2025-12-05 03:55:19

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/222884 |title=Cambridge Ale Jug |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 03:55:19|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-222884

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa37/C_32_2017_1_201803_kly25_dc2.jpg"
        alt="Cambridge Ale Jug"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Cambridge Ale Jug</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo