Jug

ca. 1250-1300 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ovoid jug. Earthenware with brushed slip and lead glaze. Very deeply cut grooves around body. Pinky body, bit coarse. White slip with an over all speckled green glaze, except for base. Wide flat strap handle with perforated striations. Thumbed completely round base.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with brushed slip and lead glaze
Brief description
Buff earthenware partly covered with a green glaze. Found in Queen Street, Cheapside, London. English, Surrey (Kingston), about 1250-1300
Physical description
Ovoid jug. Earthenware with brushed slip and lead glaze. Very deeply cut grooves around body. Pinky body, bit coarse. White slip with an over all speckled green glaze, except for base. Wide flat strap handle with perforated striations. Thumbed completely round base.
Dimensions
  • Taken from register height: 9 1/2in
  • Taken from register diameter: 7 1/4in
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Jug
Made in Kingston, Surrey, England, late 13th century
Whte earthenware with brushed slip and lead glaze

2022-1901 Jermyn Street Collection (formery in Chaffers Collection)

Found in Queen Street, Cheapside, London.
(2010 (TAB))
Jug, Kingston, Surrey, 1250-1300
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology
Object history
Jermyn Street Collection (formery in Chaffers Collection).
Collection
Accession number
2022-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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