Hello, I have inherited a blue willow jug from my mother in law. I know it doesn't have much value as it is chipped in a rather obvious place, and it doesn't have a makers mark. But I would love to know how old it is. Hoping someone here may know. In particular I thought the pinched handle might indicate a particular era?

It looks like transfer ware to me as there is a faint white line where I assume the pattern joins.

It is surprisingly light, has a hole on the inside of the handle (a vent hole?), and also feels a little dented in one spot at the base, almost like a thumb imprint. It also has a few gritty feeling inclusions in the glaze. There is also a big white spot where the pattern is missing.

My mother in law married in the 40's-50's so most of her crockery was from this era, but I wondered if this might be her mothers? (Married 1914).

Any help would be much appreciated.

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Steph
Western Australia