Wedgwood looks to the British obsession with Japanism for the design of this majolica, "Argenta" ware jug. Alternating vertical panels with white and colored grounds create a striped effect around the tapering cylinder shape. One panel consists of a potted plant executed in greenish taupe with soft rose-colored berries. The alternate panel is a combination of Japanesque ground patterns in a cool blue, chocolate brown and greenish amber.

According to Maureen Batkin, Wedgwood Ceramics, 1846-1959, Wedgwood majolica can be divided into six different categories. The white ground wares, all of which share a similar color palette, are referred to as "Argenta." This sub group was brought out following the Paris exhibition of 1879 where Wedgwood noted a shift in public taste away from traditional majolica.