Copeland EP lidded hot water jug.

Description

Copeland EP lidded hot water jug. Item 1871.

This Copeland stoneware hot water jug with a silver plated lid features a hand applied sprigged decoration of classical figures. Just under the lid is a sprigged frieze of  acanthus leaves, and below that is a thin band of beads produced by a coggle wheel. There is also an attractive turned design around the base. The jug is then finished with a cobalt blue glaze that complements the tinted grey body and the white figures. Standing 215 mm (8.5 inches) high, it is in very good condition, but the lid has been replated. The lid was made by George Cutts and Sons who ceased trading in 1896. Impressed into the base is Copelands’ mark and “England”, so this jug dates from the period 1891 to around 1896.