English stoneware saltglaze bear baiting jug mid 18th century

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£4750

Dated: 1750 Staffordshire or Nottingham England

The pitcher modeled in the form of a muzzled bear baited by a large fighting dog with a curly tail made at the time this barbaric sport was popular in England in the mid 18th century. The bear's coat made of granules of white grog stoneware with brown slip at the eyes, muzzle, feet, arms, and collar. The dog also decorated in the same brown slip, the removable bear's head made in the form of a cup. Various versions of this theme were produced in Nottingham and Staffordshire in the 18th century. The " sport of Bear baiting" was popular from Elizabethan times until finally banned in the early 19th-century by Act of Parliament.

Dimensions: 10.5 inches high

Current Condition: There is some professional restoration to crack at body, snout, and the collar.

£4750    $5462

Description

The pitcher modeled in the form of a muzzled bear baited by a large fighting dog with a curly tail made at the time this barbaric sport was popular in England in the mid 18th century. The bear’s coat made of granules of white grog stoneware with brown slip at the eyes, muzzle, feet, arms, and collar. The dog also decorated in the same brown slip, the removable bear’s head made in the form of a cup. Various versions of this theme were produced in Nottingham and Staffordshire in the 18th century. The ” sport of Bear baiting” was popular from Elizabethan times until finally banned in the early 19th-century by Act of Parliament.

Additional information

Dimensions 10.5 in