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Dudson, James, 1812-1882, Willie brew'd a peck o' maut, 1835

Creator:: Dudson, James, 1812-1882.
Title:: Willie brew'd a peck o' maut.
Published/Created:: Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England, 1835.
Physical Description:: 1 jug : relief-molded white stoneware, glazed ; height 16 cm, width 13 cm (including handle), depth 11 cm
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Parks Jug 42.5
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961
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Copyright Status:: Copyright Information
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/14516845
Classification:: Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:: The jug depicts the titular character from Roberts Burns's "Willie brew'd a peck o' maut," drinking with two friends. A similar design was issued in 1851 by William Ridgway & Co. (see Hughes, v. 1, no. 105).
Without maker's mark or registration mark.
Title and maker from Henrywood.
Henrywood, R. K. Illustrated guide to British jugs, plate 436
Subject Terms:: Drinking of alcoholic beverages.
Parks, Stephen -- Provenance.
Form/Genre:: Jugs (vessels)
Stoneware (pottery)
Ceramic (material)
Molding (forming)
Glazed ceramic ware (visual works)
Contributors:: Based on (work): Burns, Robert, (1759-1796). Willie brew'd a peck o' maut.
William Ridgway & Co.
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