Date & Origin
England, c1780. Period of George III
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown.
Dimensions
Height: 10cm Diameter: 8.5cm.
Weight
258 grams
Technical Description
A blown moulded 18th-century amethyst cream jug with superb diamond moulding around the main body.
Historial Reference
The premier site in convict Australia was Sydney, NSW. The First Fleet sailed into Botany Bay on the 18th January 1788 but quickly assessed conditions as unsuitable and shifted north to Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) on 26th January, now marked as Australia Day/Invasion Day, depending upon perspective. A satellite colony was also established over 1,000 miles away at Norfolk Island, both for strategic imperial reasons and increasingly as a food basket in an attempt to overcome insipient famine in the early years at Sydney Cove.
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