Old cow milk jug ornament.
I presume you pour milk into the hole in its back and pour it out through the hole in its mouth?🤔
There are no makers marks under the cow. Perhaps it is foreign? Its definitely very old and another piece of pottery to add to our ever groaning shelves.
It was cold morning and you never know what you will find.
I much prefer browse buying than trying to sell stuff. It was a lovely spring day.
Looks like an old Staffordshire creamer jug. A nice find to go with the other things you have found.
ReplyDeleteJust Googled them Rachel. You are right. It's a creamer jug. My eyes find me my treasure and like a Magpie I have to buy it. Glad you like it Rachel.
DeleteDo you ever use any of your finds? The cow is interesting but I can't imagine anyone actually using it as a milk jug
ReplyDeleteNo they just get placed on the shelves with the myriad of other stuff we have collected and inherited over the years Linda. No exaggeration we have enough stuff to open an antique shop or junk shop. There is a lot of sentimental stuff that belonged to my mum and dad. My dad's farm animal ornaments especially.
DeleteOh I love your cow jug, but then I do love cows, they are such a wonderful animal, we lived on a dairy farm for a couple of years, living in the old farmhouse.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you like the cow jug Marlene. I look forward to reading about your farmhouse tales on your blog.
ReplyDeleteLoved living in the farmhouse, hated the day a fox got into our chickens.
DeleteNo there's always sad times farming. I don't particular like sending animals to the abbatoir but that's the circle of life and I have got use to eating them.
DeleteYou do find some very interesting objects on your wombling trips.
ReplyDeleteThanks JayCee. Perhaps they will feature us on one of those hoarders programmes?😊 Or they could call it The West Cork Wombles Show. We buy junk and sell Antiques. Would YP have took his Yorhshire passport to Llandudno?
ReplyDeleteI didn't need a passport as England and Wales are like an old married couple. We have been together so long.
DeleteYorkshire even!
ReplyDeleteI hope they didn't confiscate his Pontefract cakes!
DeleteOr his puddings?
ReplyDeleteLooks like you two *******s have been having a laugh at my expense while I have been away! It's not on you young whippersnappers!
DeleteCow creamer was used not an orniment
ReplyDeleteRight. Thanks for that John. It makes it even more remarkable that it is in such good condition without any chips or defects.
ReplyDeleteI've seen those on the Antiques Roadshow.
ReplyDeleteIs there another hole under the tail? Maybe that's where the milk is meant to emerge... chocolate milk!
ReplyDeleteAre you here all week? You have cheered up my morning already YP.
ReplyDeleteA lovely cow creamer..but not the easiest to clean!!
ReplyDeleteNo.😃 We have lots of dust collectors GZ.
ReplyDeleteI have a similar cow jug. When I was a child it was used every Sunday to pour the evaporated milk onto tinned peach slices! The grandchildren love it! Lizzie ( in Wales)
ReplyDeleteWonderful anecdote Kizzie. My late parents liked their tinned fruit and Carnation milk.
ReplyDeleteI have a bugling elk gravy 'jug' that is designed much the same as your little cow, just larger. I bought it years back because of the bright cobalt blue, which is my favorite color. I still have it because I still do love it, but I don't use it because it is a hard thing to clean, just as gz noted.
ReplyDeleteRed and blue are my two favourite colours Debby. Please post a picture of your jug on your blog. It sounds beautiful. Thanks Debby.
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