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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Jug

ca. 1600-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of grey stoneware, with applied moulded decoration, covered with a mottled brown glaze. Globular body, tapering towards a narrow neck and small base, small loop handle. On the front is an oval medallion, enclosing a heart under a crown; and on the neck a bearded mask. Moulded mouth.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with applied moulded decoration
Brief description
Jug, made in Frechen, Germany, about 1600-1700, stoneware with applied moulded decoration
Physical description
Jug of grey stoneware, with applied moulded decoration, covered with a mottled brown glaze. Globular body, tapering towards a narrow neck and small base, small loop handle. On the front is an oval medallion, enclosing a heart under a crown; and on the neck a bearded mask. Moulded mouth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.6cm
  • Diameter: 12.4cm
Gallery label
Jug Made in Frechen, Germany about 1600-1700 Stoneware with applied moulded decoration 4759-1901(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
4759-1901

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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