Yale Center for British Art

Title:

Hector van Droie : Cunnig Artus.

Alternate Title(s):

Cunnig Artus

Published / Created:

Stoke-on-Trent?, England, [1868?]

Physical Description:

1 jug : relief-molded white stoneware ; height 22 cm, width 14 cm (including handle), depth 10 cm

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
Parks Jug 52
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961

Copyright Status:

Classification:

Three-Dimensional Artifacts

Notes:

Henrywood depicts a similar jug with green ground that "may have been made by Liddle Elliot & Son" in 1868.

Impressed with the numbers '33' and '68' on the bottom.

Without a lid, but two holes for a lid hinge are present.

Henrywood, R. K. Illustrated guide to British jugs, pages 155, 157

On one side, the jug depicts Hector of Troy ("Hector van Droie"), in armor; on the other, King Arthur ("Cvnnig Artvs") with armor and wide-brimmed had.

Subject Terms:

Arthur, King. | Hector (Legendary character) | Parks, Stephen -- Provenance.

Form/Genre:

Jugs (vessels) | Stoneware (pottery) | Ceramic (material) | Molding (forming) | Glazed ceramic ware (visual works)

Contributors:

Liddle Elliot & Son.