Yale Center for British Art

Title:
Gothic arches with armored soldiers.
Published / Created:
England, ca. [1850?]
Physical Description:
1 jug : relief-molded tan stoneware ; height 15 cm (including handle), width 15 cm (including handle), depth 12 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Parks Jug 58
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
Without a lid.

With an unidentified maker's mark impressed on the bottom (a loosely hung banner beneath a spray of flowers).

Title devised by cataloger.

The hexagonal design is molded with Gothic ornament. Each of the six panels includes a depiction of a soldier in medieval or Renaissance armor.
Subject Terms:
Soldiers. | Armor. | Gothic revival (Art) | Parks, Stephen -- Provenance.
Form/Genre:
Jugs (vessels) | Stoneware (pottery) | Ceramic (material) | Molding (forming) | Glazed ceramic ware (visual works)