An English pearlware “Dutch” shape jug made in Staffordshire, England in the early 1800’s. It is decorated on both sides with a black transfer decoration with red & yellow overglaze washes and silver lustre bands at the top and bottom. Although it has been beat up over the past 200+ years, is riddled with numerous chips and cracks and lost its original handle along the way, I am glad to have plucked it from near oblivion.
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The banner proclaims “INDUSTRY PRODUCETH WEALTH” along with images including a bee hive, shafts of wheat and farm tools.
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Jug measures 4-3/4″ tall.
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Below a banner which reads “TRUST IN GOD” is the verse:
“SUCCESS TO THE FLEECE
THE PLOUGH AND THE PAIL
MAY TAXES GROW LESS
AND THE TENANT NE’ER FAIL”
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The replacement metal handle with thumb rest has been painted silver to blend in and appear more pleasing.
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A metal bolt, securing the metal handle to the body of the jug, can be seen from the inside of the fragile jug.
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This example has the same form and silver lustre decoration as my jug and shows what the original handle might have looked like.
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Photo courtesy of Powerhouse Museum