Skip to main content

Bear jug: C.1257 & A-1928

An image of Bear jug

Terms of use

These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.

Download this image

Creative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.

Alternative views

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Unidentified Nottingham pottery (Probably)

Entities

Categories

Description

Brown stoneware decorated with applied shredded clay, and white clay, and salt-glazed. Made in the form of a bear sitting up on its haunches and hugging a small dog with its forepaws. The detachable head forms a cup. The surface, except for the face and paws, and the figure of the dog, is coated with rough shreds of clay to indicate fur. The bear wears a muzzle, and this, together with the eyes, teeth, and chain of five links passing through the nose, is rendered by applied strips of white clay.

Notes

History note: Purchased in London in 1914 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge

Legal notes

Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 34.1 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Nottingham ⪼ Nottinghamshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, second half#
George II
George III
Circa 1750 CE - 1780 CE

Materials used in production

Stoneware

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1257 & A-1928
Primary reference Number: 71676
Old object number: 3706
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 21 April 2023 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

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 (2024) "Bear jug" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/71676 Accessed: 2024-03-29 05:08:42

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/71676 |title=Bear jug |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-29 05:08:42|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-71676

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_1257_20_26_20A_1928_1_201401_adn21_dc2.jpg"
        alt="Bear jug"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Bear jug</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>
    

More objects and works of art you might like

Bear holding a dog in its forepaws

Accession Number: C.498 & A-1928

Bear jug

Accession Number: C.501 & A-1928

Bear jug

Accession Number: C.500 & A-1928

Bear jug

Accession Number: C.502 & A-1928

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

You might be interested in this...

Sign up for updates

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