Social History — 1850-1851
Toy cream jug
John Ridgway, a Staffordshire ceramic manufacturer, was potter to Queen Victoria. He displayed this service, along with other wares, at the Great Exhibition. He won a prize medal for his exhibit. Ridgway may have presented the service to Queen Victoria when she visited his display. This minature china cream or milk jug is decorated with a transfer print of a pony trap in the foreground and a view of Windsor Castle, the principal royal residence of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, in the background. There is also a large man in a red coat, out-of-scale with the other figures directly behind the pony. The transfer print has been part-coloured by hand. The jug forms part of a 43 piece doll's tea and dinner service.
- Category:
- Social History
- Object ID:
- A27295/3
- Object name:
- toy cream jug
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- Artist/Maker:
- Ridgway, John
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- Production date:
- 1850-1851
- Material:
ceramic
- Measurements/duration:
- H 93 mm (top of handle), H 88 mm (spout), DM 42 mm (base), W 82 mm (handle to spout), H 95 mm, W 80 mm, DM 64 mm (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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