Milk jug, in form of cow

This is an earthenware 'cou creamer' - a milk jug in the form of a cow. It dates from the mid 19th century and was probably made in Staffordshire.

The hole in the centre of the cow's back is plugged with a small earthenware stopper.

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Online ID:	000-100-103-874-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.MEK 406
Date:	Mid 19th century
Material:	Cream earthenware
Dimensions:	110 mm H (head of cow) x 165 mm L; 100 mm x 65 mm x 30 mm (base)
What:	Jug
Subject:	Post-medieval pottery and porcelain (NMAS Classification)
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Where:	England, Staffordshire
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Description:	Cream earthenware jug in the form of a cow being milked by a milkmaid on a stool, with a hole in the the cow's back with an earthenware stopper, probably made in Staffordshire, mid 19th century
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