Jug
ca. 1750-60 (made)
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Lead-glazed earthenware with decoration in relief impressed and incised through a white slip and the glaze stained with blue and manganese-purple. The jug has a globular body, low slightly tapering neck with pinched-out top and plain loop handles. Round the neck are rosettes in relief, and wheel motives impressed. The body is decorated with motives resembling sunflowers and with leaves incised through a white slip, the petals of the flower motives being accentuated by dots of manganese-purple. The ground and the centres of the flower motives are stained blue, which shows a tendency to run. Round the handle is the attachment of a now missing pewter cover.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware with applied slip decoration and decoration incised through a white slip The whole painted in cobalt blue and manganese purple. |
| Brief description | Earthenware with applied slip and decoration incised through a white slip, painted in cobalt blue and manganese purple. Swiss (Simmental), c.1750-60. |
| Physical description | Lead-glazed earthenware with decoration in relief impressed and incised through a white slip and the glaze stained with blue and manganese-purple. The jug has a globular body, low slightly tapering neck with pinched-out top and plain loop handles. Round the neck are rosettes in relief, and wheel motives impressed. The body is decorated with motives resembling sunflowers and with leaves incised through a white slip, the petals of the flower motives being accentuated by dots of manganese-purple. The ground and the centres of the flower motives are stained blue, which shows a tendency to run. Round the handle is the attachment of a now missing pewter cover. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Stuart G. Davis |
| Object history | Wyss (see Refs) illustrates a jug which was undoubtedly made in the same workshop. He attributes it to Simmental and dates it to around 1750-60 |
| Bibliographic reference | Wyss, Robert L., Berner Bauern Keramik, 1966 |
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| Accession number | C.137-1951 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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