Yale Center for British Art

Title:
Coronation jug.
Published / Created:
England, ca. [1820?]
Physical Description:
1 jug : relief-molded white and blue stoneware ; height 14 cm (including handle), width 17 cm (including handle), depth 12 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Parks Jug 56
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
No maker's marks are present.

Without a lid.

Title from Hughes.

Hughes, Kathy. Collector's guide to nineteenth-century jugs, v. 1, no. 9

Probably issued in 1820 to commemorate the coronation of George IV. The design incorporates the three feathers of the Prince of Wales.
Subject Terms:
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830. | Kings and rulers -- Great Britain. | Parks, Stephen -- Provenance.
Form/Genre:
Jugs (vessels) | Stoneware (pottery) | Ceramic (material) | Molding (forming) | Glazed ceramic ware (visual works)