Ancienne cruche Liverpool représentant la fille à prix réduit du marché, vers 1790

Antique Creamware Liverpool jug transfer-printed in black, with sparrow beak and strap handle. One side has a charming image of the Market Girl carrying her basket next to a fence stile with a thatched cottage behind her and the following verses below:

Eggs, butter, and fowls I display

I rise with the Lark's early song

And rest on the stile by the way

As to Market I trip it along

The reverse side contains a poem focused on the joys from drinking:

Fill your glaffes banish grief

Laugh and worldly care despise

Sorrow ne'er will bring relief

Joy from drinking will arise

Freely welcome to my cup

Couldst thou flip, and flip it up

The verse is surrounded by a laurel and floral wreath, with a rum bowl at the base.

Likely made between 1790-1810.

The jug measures approximately 6.5 inches high, 7.25 inches long (from spout to handle) and sits on a 4.25 inch diameter base. There is wear to the glaze on spout and handle. There is also a crack that starts at the rim and curves under the spout. No evidence of prior efforts to restore. Crazing throughout and discoloration on the inside.

Provenance: deaccessioned from the Fine Art Museums of San Francisco. Museum inventory number painted on foot but is not permanent and can be removed.

The item(s) are antique and sold as is/as found unless otherwise noted. Because they are old, they were used and will not look new or new-like. They likely show wear, fading, scratches, chips, cracks, past repair/restoration, original imperfections and/or damage from normal use. Significant issues are shown in photos. Examine photos carefully as they are part of the description. Imperfections were factored into pricing. No returns or refunds.

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