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 imageCreative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.
Production: Unidentified Staffordshire factory
Red dry-bodied stoneware, press-moulded, with applied handle and three feet. Of silver shape, with angular reeded strap handle, and three paw feet with lion's masks at their junction with the body. Decorated on each side with an 'Indian Boy' amongst waving vine stems and foliage.
History note: Mr Stoner, London, from whom bought for £4 on 15 May 1913 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J.W.L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 9.4 cm
Width: 9 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
18th Century, third quarter#
George II or George III
Circa
1755
-
1765
The design on the exterior is known as 'Indian Boy' pattern. It also occurs on red stoneware jugs of similar form but with shells above the feet, and a crabstock handle.
Body
Feet
Handle
dry-bodied Red dry-bodied stoneware
Accession number: C.481-1928
Primary reference Number: 75242
Old object number: 3636
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Milk jug" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/75242 Accessed: 2024-04-18 12:52:01
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/75242
|title=Milk jug
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-18 12:52:01|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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-75242
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/aa7/C_481_1928_281_29.jpg"
alt="Milk jug"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Milk jug</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...
