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18th Century Staffordshire Creamware Cauliflower Milk Jug and Cover
$2,250
£1,699.98
€1,947.67
CA$3,139.48
A$3,421.87
CHF 1,809.11
MX$41,192.85
NOK 22,962.16
SEK 21,051.61
DKK 14,549.15
About the Item
Elegant 18th-Century Staffordshire Creamware Cauliflower Milk Jug and Cover
This exquisite Milk Jug and Cover is a superior example of Cauliflower Ware, a distinctive and highly collectible form of English lead-glazed earthenware produced in Staffordshire around 1765. This piece embodies the mid-18th century's strong aesthetic trend toward naturalism and the decorative exuberance of the Rococo movement.
The jug features a graceful baluster form, meticulously molded to resemble a cauliflower. The lower body is decorated with four scrolling, overlapping leaves covered in a rich green glaze, achieved by adding copper oxide to the ceramic surface. The neck, spout, and domed cover are molded with the bumpy texture of the florets, left in the natural creamy-white tone of the refined earthenware clay. The cover is crowned with a finial shaped like a small white floret, and the handle is an elegant S-scroll, foliate (leaf-shaped) design, also finished in green glaze.
This piece was made en suite (as part of a set) with matching teapots, coffee pots, and tea caddies. It is historically attributed to the collaboration between two giants of Staffordshire pottery: William Greatbatch, who likely modeled and produced the intricate body, and Josiah Wedgwood, who often perfected the sophisticated glazes that characterize these wares.
Dimensions: 6 1/4 inches high x 4 1/4 inches wide x 3 1/4 inches deep (15.88 cm high x 10.80 cm wide x 8.26 cm deep).
Condition: Good antique condition, with a tiny frit (small chip) to one side of the tip of the spout, commensurate with age.
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Historical Context: Cauliflower Ware
The Naturalistic Revolution: The middle of the 18th century saw English decorative arts deeply influenced by a contemporary fascination with the natural world, a theme noted by institutions like Colonial Williamsburg. Staffordshire potters responded to this trend by creating utility ceramics—mostly tea wares—that mimicked natural forms, including fruits (pineapple and melon) and vegetables. This Cauliflower Ware was part of an effort to offer sophisticated, naturalistic table settings to the burgeoning middle class, who aspired to the fashionable tastes of the wealthy, who often owned similar, yet more costly, porcelain versions from Meissen or Chelsea.
The Role of Creamware: The jug is made from creamware, a refined earthenware perfected by Josiah Wedgwood. Its pale, smooth body and ability to hold a clear lead glaze made it the ideal canvas for the vibrant, high-relief molding and glazes used in Cauliflower Ware. The technical skill required to mold and successfully glaze these complex naturalistic forms made pieces like this milk jug a hallmark of innovation and decorative excellence in English pottery before the advent of industrial porcelain production. The short period of this ware's production (it declined after 1769) makes surviving examples particularly desirable
(Ref: NY10644-nrrr)
- Attributed to:William Greatbatch (Maker)
- Dimensions:Height: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Width: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)Depth: 3.25 in (8.26 cm)
- Style:Georgian (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1765
- Condition:Minor losses. Tiny frit to one side of the tip of the spout- see last photo.
- Seller Location:Downingtown, PA
- Reference Number:Seller: NY10644-nrrr1stDibs: LU861041752662
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