English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th September 2016
Lot 229
A documentary creamware jug dated 1815
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £200
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Description
A documentary creamware jug dated 1815, printed and coloured to one side with a scene of two racehorses being ridden by jockeys in bright colours, the reverse with a sad looking old nag, each above an eight line poem, inscribed 'Peter Unsworth Sadler-Newton, 1815', some restoration, 25cm.
The surname of Unsworth is common in the Newton area of Lancashire, although it has not been possible to find definite record of the gentleman in question.