Ridgway drabware Pan and Bacchus Jug, first half C19th

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Ridgway drabware Pan and Bacchus Jug, first half C19th

An olive coloured earthenware jug, the body of broad rounded cone form above a flat spreading foot, the wide spout opposite a loop handle, the whole with elaborately and crisply modelled decoration, Bacchus masks, grapes and stylised architectural leaves and scrolls, with a figure of Pan to the handle. The design here is known to have been made by one of the potteries run by William Ridgway, one of the sons of Job Ridgway who, with his brother George, founded the Ridgway factory in 1794. Its neoclassical decoration is combined with the matt surface of the earthenware itself, the colouring being introduced into the clay before firing. This is termed ‘drabware’, ‘drab’ being the name of a popular muted, brownish-yellow cloth colour in the 19th century, and was produced by various of the English potteries in the nineteenth century. The God Bacchus was often associated with Pan, both representing untamed nature and ecstasy; Pan is often to be seen participating in Bacchic revels which explains his presence here. This is a particularly fine example of this jug type, most likely dating to the 1830s or 1840s, the pleasing colour well complementing the carefully modelled detail of the decoration which has survived in excellent condition.
Size: Ht (max) 16cm, Width (max) 11.5cm, Depth (max) 9cm, Base 6.8cm
Weight: 380gm
Date: First half C19th
Condition: Good condition, no issues.
Estimate: £30 – 40

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