Jug: The Corporation and William Hill

Caughley Porcelain Manufactory (active 1772 - 1799)

Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery (Rowley's House)

1796

This is an election jug made in favour of William Hill who successfully won the 1796 Parliamentary Election in Shrewsbury. This was a closely fought election campaign between William and his brother John Hill and was dubbed a 'family contest ... sprung from a pique' and the brothers attempted to buy votes with ale, food and more. Shrewsbury acquired the election jug for John Hill with the help of the Art Fund in 1965.

• Artists Include:
• Coalport Porcelain Factory

• Medium: porcelain
• Dimensions: height: 22cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1600 ( Total: £2,800)
• ArtFunded in: 2005
• Vendor: Mercury Antiques

Provenance

Mercury Antiques.

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