{"id":2507,"date":"2010-06-07T14:39:29","date_gmt":"2010-06-07T19:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andrewbaseman.com\/blog\/?p=2507"},"modified":"2010-12-25T14:04:30","modified_gmt":"2010-12-25T19:04:30","slug":"swansea-cherub-jug-c-1855","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=2507","title":{"rendered":"Swansea cherub jug, c.1855"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welsh pottery jug in the &#8220;Idle Apprentice&#8221;\u00a0pattern made in\u00a0Ynysmeudwy, West Glamorgan county, Southwest Wales<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3802.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2508\" title=\"IMG_3802\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3802.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3802.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3802-300x292.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jug measures 6&#8243; high and is brightly decorated in polychrome glazes and pink lustre highlights<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3804.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2509\" title=\"IMG_3804\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3804.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3804.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3804-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Relief design including a single cherub, grape clusters, flowers and scrollwork is found on both sides of the jug<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3807.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2510\" title=\"IMG_3807\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3807.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3807.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3807-300x285.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Broken ceramic handle has been\u00a0repaired with a crudely made metal replacement, including a multi-piece support band encircling the jug&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3797.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2511\" title=\"IMG_3797\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3797.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3797.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3797-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>and wrapping around the broken handle fragment at the bottom<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3799.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2512\" title=\"IMG_3799\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3799.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3799.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3799-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This same shaped jug in white, and more somberly\u00a0decorated in copper lustre, shows its original ornate handle<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10010a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2518\" title=\"10010a\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10010a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10010a.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10010a-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doriansantiques.co.uk\">Dorian&#8217;s Antiques<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welsh pottery jug in the &#8220;Idle Apprentice&#8221;\u00a0pattern made in\u00a0Ynysmeudwy, West Glamorgan county, Southwest Wales Jug measures 6&#8243; 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