Jug
ca. 1500-1550 (made)
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London was supplied with cheap household crockery from potteries which sprung up wherever suitable clay was to be found. Soft red clay pots decorated with white slip came from Harlow, while hard white mugs, pipkins and chafing dishes, usually with a lead glaze stained green with copper, were made by potteries on the Surrey-Hampshire borders.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Coloured lead-glazed earthenware |
Brief description | Buff earthenware jug partly covered with a green glaze. English, Surrey/Hampshire borders, ca. 1500-1550 |
Physical description | Juf of lead-glazed earthenware. Off-white, fine body. Prominent girth grooves. Mottled green glaze on upper half. Elongated pear shape with small mouth and lip spout. Slightly grooved strap handle. Base slightly splayed and concave. |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs. E. Langdon |
Object history | Given by Mrs. E. Langdon, Maida Vale, London. Found in Grey's Inn Road (Mrs. Hunnard) in July 1916. |
Historical context | Mr. G. F. Lawrence (date?) suggested it was made in Farnham. |
Production | Made in the Surrey/Hampshire borders |
Summary | London was supplied with cheap household crockery from potteries which sprung up wherever suitable clay was to be found. Soft red clay pots decorated with white slip came from Harlow, while hard white mugs, pipkins and chafing dishes, usually with a lead glaze stained green with copper, were made by potteries on the Surrey-Hampshire borders. |
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Accession number | C.229-1939 |
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Record created | November 15, 2002 |
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