A charming New Hall 'silver shaped' milk jug, decorated with pattern number 191, as marked on the base of the jug.

The jug is beautifully hand painted with the colourful bouquets and flower sprigs in pinks, purple, orange and two tones of green. It is certainly a most elegant and delicate design.

The jug is decorated with the main flower bouquet on one side, which includes purple 'aster' type flowers, pink and orange flowers with two tone green foliage. The bouquet is tied with an orange ribbon.

As well as the main bouquet of flowers, evenly spaced around the rest of the bowl are two single  flower sprigs in the same colours used in the bouquet of pink and purple. Little green leaves are spaced between the bouquets.

Around the rim it is decorated with a very pretty border which comprises a pair of closely situated thin black lines about which oscillates a garland of stylised pink flowers with green swags of foliage. There are also orange tiny flower buds on the garland.

The open loop handle is decorated with pink decoration on the back edge and there is a pink line running round the inner rim of the jug.

The underside of the jug is marked in pink with the New Hall pattern number 191.

This is a pretty New Hall 'Silver Shaped' Milk Jug, Pattern 191, Stylistic Flower Sprigs and Bouquet Decoration, Flower and Foliage Garland Border, c1795.

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Size and Weight: (values are approximate)

• 4¼" (108mm) height of the jug.
• 2¾" (70mm) max. width of the jug.
• 5oz (144gms) weight of the jug.

Marks:

The jug is marked on the underside with the New Hall pattern number in pink 'N191'.

Condition:

This delightful jug does have a bit of damage and restoration. There are is one filled chip to the rim of the jug, filled with a brown filler as shown below, From the chip there is a short hairline crack running down about 23mm. Apart from this, the jug is in good condition and so is the bright enamel decoration. A nice example piece for the collector of New Hall porcelain.