Description:

This Caughley cabbage leaf mask jug is decorated with prints of the popular Fisherman pattern and bears a printed S mark.  The jug is inscribed below the spout "Manlove Vernon Lawrence 1782". He was christened on the 4th January of that year, the eldest son of the Reverend Thomas Lawrence.  He was named in honor of his maternal grandmother, Ellen Vernon (née Manlove), from whom...

Description:

This Caughley cabbage leaf mask jug is decorated with prints of the popular Fisherman pattern and bears a printed S mark.  The jug is inscribed below the spout "Manlove Vernon Lawrence 1782". He was christened on the 4th January of that year, the eldest son of the Reverend Thomas Lawrence.  He was named in honor of his maternal grandmother, Ellen Vernon (née Manlove), from whom his mother inherited a large estate.