GOUDA ROYAL ZUID HOLLAND SMALL JUG PITCHER 1952? 2625 ?ANNY PATTERN FLOWERS FLORAL.

Gouda Small JUG

Royal Zuid Holland

1952?

2625 = ?anny = V

Gouda Pottery

The numbers at the top and bottom usually (there are exceptions) refer to the model or mould and/or decor/ pattern of the piece. This number was scratched into the clay and was nearly always duplicated by the painter. On the right of the "house" the initials, mark or monogram of the artist, decorator or painter/paintress. To this day, many marks are still unidentified. Incised or impressed marks were usually used to tell the decorator which pattern to paint or perhaps a particular glaze to apply. Other marks could refer to anything - special pieces for exhibitions, export codes, batch numbers, retailers, etc. In some cases employees would take home blank moulds, apply decorations themselves and use unknown marks and then sell them. The famous PZH logo, to this day still commonly known as the 'little house' or 'house' and is often referred to as this. It is in fact a representation of the Gate of Lazarus, once the impressive stone doorway of the old leper infirmary (around 1609) in the town of Gouda in Zuid Holland.

Dimensions = 106mm spout to handle x 51mm top rim diameter x 52mm base rim diameter x 75mm middle bulb diameter x 125mm high.

Condition = Very Good.