a georgian bone china cream jug dating to around 1825 with a super tinker made replacement metal handle. the jug was possibly made by Yates pottery, shelton, staffordshire.
height ... 85mm x 145mm wide
the jug has a very old and at the time costly tinker made replacement metal handle, the repair gives the jug an even more charming appeal, it has its own unique personality, the repair gives us an insight into its history and the importance and value the owner held for it, the beauty is found because of the break and the subsequent repair, not in spite of it. the "scars and stitches" are a testament to the object's history and resilience.
the use of staples etc., to repair broken ceramics originated in china and was later adopted in england in the 18th century for the repair of important and valuable pottery, becoming widely used in the 19th century, the process dying out with the introduction of suitable adhesives.
