A British pearlware commemorative milk jug for King George IV,, printed in black with a portrait bust of His Majesty, Royal coat of arms and with festoons of flowers of the Union, verso inscribed TO THE MEMORY OF HIS LATE MAJESTY KING GEORGE IV BORN . AUG.T 12 1762. ASCENDED TO THE THRONE. JAN.Y 29 1820. PUBLICLY PROCLAIMED = 31 = DEPARTED THIS LIFE. JUNE 26 1830. AGED 68 YEARS., 13.5cm high, circa 1830 Cf. R.K. Henrywood, An Illustrated Guide to British Jugs, (1997) p. 78, plate 213 for a similarly printed example by Goodwin, Bridgewood & Harris of Lane End. (see illustration on website)
A British pearlware commemorative milk jug for King George IV,, printed in black with a portrait bust of His Majesty, Royal coat of arms and with festoons of flowers of the Union, verso inscribed TO THE MEMORY OF HIS LATE MAJESTY KING GEORGE IV BORN . AUG.T 12 1762. ASCENDED TO THE THRONE. JAN.Y 29 1820. PUBLICLY PROCLAIMED = 31 = DEPARTED THIS LIFE. JUNE 26 1830. AGED 68 YEARS., 13.5cm high, circa 1830 Cf. R.K. Henrywood, An Illustrated Guide to British Jugs, (1997) p. 78, plate 213 for a similarly printed example by Goodwin, Bridgewood & Harris of Lane End. (see illustration on website)
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