Puzzle Jug
1779 (dated)
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Shouldered body. Straight contracted neck with two bands of open work decoration, four spouts (with one missing) round the rim, and loop handle. Dashes of white slip on rim and handle and round the body the inscription "Gentlemen now try your skill I'll lay you sixpence if you will drink out of this without a spill, 1779".
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware with slip decoration |
| Brief description | Red earthenware with decoration and inscription in white slip under a clear glaze. English (probably Yorkshire), dated 1779. |
| Physical description | Shouldered body. Straight contracted neck with two bands of open work decoration, four spouts (with one missing) round the rim, and loop handle. Dashes of white slip on rim and handle and round the body the inscription "Gentlemen now try your skill I'll lay you sixpence if you will drink out of this without a spill, 1779". |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Gentlemen now try your skill I'll lay you sixpence if you will drink out of this without a spill, 1779 (incised into the body) |
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| Credit line | Given by Lady Lister |
| Object history | Number 15 in the Sutton Collection. Given by Lady Lister. Information as to the origin of the objects that form this gift has been extracted from a manuscript book prepared by the late Mrs. W.C. Alexander and lent to Mr. Rackham by the donor in 1919. All the objects in the gift were inherited by the donor from her father. Extract from letter of 31 August 1911 from Mr. Thomas Sutton of 55 South Street, Eastbourne, to Mr. W.C. Alexander... At the time of acqusition this jug was attributed to 'probably Sussex'. Robin Hildyard changed the attribution to 'probably Yorkshire' in 2000. |
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| Accession number | C.339-1919 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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