" /> Printed British Pottery & Porcelain | jug
Courtesy of the Ironbridge Gorge Museums Trust

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Source Description:

The source of this print is one of a series of 28 engravings depicting horses of different nations produced in 1590 by Antonio Tempesta.   This one is no 18 in the series -- the Polish horse.  It is to be noted that the source print does not depict any bees.

 

Shape Type: Miscellaneous

Pattern Type: Animals

Date: c. 1780-92

Dimensions:

  • Diameter: 5.51 in (14.00 cm)
  • Height: 9.06 in (23.00 cm)

Maker: Caughley

Description:

This very rare print is currently only known on this cabbage leaf mask jug.  It depicts a Rearing Horse, apparently spooked by a swarm of bees.  To either side are Pine Cone prints and a rather crest-like print of an arm brandishing a whip is placed on one side of the neck.  The jug has a cell border and bears an "S" mark for...


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