Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery 1942.21

Additional Image:

More animals inside: they must have been a challenge for the transferrer.

 

And even a cow printed underneath.

 

Shape Type: Miscellaneous

Pattern Type: Animals

Date: c. 1850-1860

Dimensions:

  • Height: 7.87 in (20.00 cm)
  • Length: 10.24 in (26.00 cm)

Maker: Unknown

Description:

This earthenware jug was presumably designed for the nursery. Children must have been delighted at finding the animals printed on both the outside and inside, and even underneath. Perhaps the cow underneath is a clue that a main use for the jug in the nursery was expected to be for milk. 


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