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Two pieces of creamware (© Derby Museum and Art Gallery)
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© Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Two pieces of creamware (© Derby Museum and Art Gallery)

Two pieces of creamware

Artist: Cockpit Hill Pottery

Location: Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Date: 1765 - 1770

Materials: creamware

Dimensions: 1.16.5cm, 2. 18cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £200 (Total: £285)

Vendor: Manheim, London

Review number: 2324 (1968)

Provenance:
The Donald Towner Collection of English Creamware.

Description:
1) Chocolate-pot and cover enamelled with tall bouquets of flowers. Terminals of the entwined strap handle are formed by the hooded human masks. 2) Pear-shaped jug, scroll handle with acanthus-leaf thumb-rest. Jug is enamelled with a bouquet of flowers and scattered with sprigs.

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