Jug
ca. 1270-1340 (made)
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Earthenware jug with olive green lead glaze. Squat, broad body, rounded beneath and supported on three small feet; concave sided neck has a profile moulding at the lip and a rudimentary pouring spout. Coiled handle, with tails in relief running upwards from the lower junction with body to join a ring in relief round the base of the neck. Vertical applied ribs on the body, and small cross-hatched medallions stamped partly into the body, partly into applied pads of clay. The clay is grey, but reddened on the interior surface
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with green lead glaze |
| Brief description | Jug with applied vertical strips and a green glaze. English, about 1270-1340. |
| Physical description | Earthenware jug with olive green lead glaze. Squat, broad body, rounded beneath and supported on three small feet; concave sided neck has a profile moulding at the lip and a rudimentary pouring spout. Coiled handle, with tails in relief running upwards from the lower junction with body to join a ring in relief round the base of the neck. Vertical applied ribs on the body, and small cross-hatched medallions stamped partly into the body, partly into applied pads of clay. The clay is grey, but reddened on the interior surface |
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| Gallery label | Jug
Made in Lyveden, Northamptonshire, England, 14th century
Grey earthenware with lead glaze
C.43-1959 Given by Mrs Robert Sargeant(23/05/2008) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Robert Sergeant |
| Historical context | Given by Mrs. Robert Sargeant of 20 Cranmer Court, Sloane Avenue, London, S.W.3. 59/3612 Temporary entry pending creation of acquisition record. |
| Bibliographic reference | St. Ives = Higashi to nishi no kakebashi Sento Aivusu : fūdo to geijutsu, Tokyo : Japanese Association of Art Museums, 1989
C.2 |
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| Accession number | C.43-1959 |
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| Record created | September 30, 1998 |
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