MAJOLICA JUG C1860 CRIMEA INTEREST QUEEN VICTORIA

This is a quite scarce C1860 Majolica jug, we believe this was produced by the Sandford Pottery in Wareham, Dorset. This jug was designed to honor the contributions of volunteers during the Crimean War (1853-56). The sides of the jug are decorated with a procession of a soldier, a sailor, a marine and a Scots Highlander. The jug also has a representation a young Queen Victoria. Above the foot is impressed "Our Army & Navy & Brave Volunteers". The colour is very bright and the glaze  glossy. The design was registered on September 28, 1860. Sandford Pottery was a small firm and only produced three relief-molded jugs.

27cm tall

c1860