Hunting Jug
ca. 1800-1810 (made)
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This hunting jug was made by Joseph Kishere, who made brown stoneware jugs and mugs with sprig-mould decoration. Having trained with John Sanders, who established a pottery in Mortlake, Joseph Kishere began his own production there around 1797.
Although this hunting jug is not marked, the applied windmill sprig motif is identified as Kishere. The Sheffield plate lip mount is probably contemporary with the jug, although this would have been added outside the factory. The later iron handle was made to replace a broken handle. The baluster form of the jug suggests a date of around 1800; soon after this Kishere began producing jugs with a squat form and reeded neck.
Although this hunting jug is not marked, the applied windmill sprig motif is identified as Kishere. The Sheffield plate lip mount is probably contemporary with the jug, although this would have been added outside the factory. The later iron handle was made to replace a broken handle. The baluster form of the jug suggests a date of around 1800; soon after this Kishere began producing jugs with a squat form and reeded neck.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware |
| Brief description | Hunting jug, salt-glazed stoneware, made by Joseph Kishere, Mortlake, ca. 1800-1810, with a Sheffield-plate rim-mount and a replacement iron handle. |
| Physical description | Salt-glazed stoneware hunting jug with relief decoration depicting trees, huntsmen, a fox, hounds and figures seated or leaning on barrels. The rim has a Sheffield-plate mount, and the jug has a replacement iron handle with a band around the neck and a screw into body of the jug. |
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| Credit line | Given by Robin Hildyard |
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| Summary | This hunting jug was made by Joseph Kishere, who made brown stoneware jugs and mugs with sprig-mould decoration. Having trained with John Sanders, who established a pottery in Mortlake, Joseph Kishere began his own production there around 1797. Although this hunting jug is not marked, the applied windmill sprig motif is identified as Kishere. The Sheffield plate lip mount is probably contemporary with the jug, although this would have been added outside the factory. The later iron handle was made to replace a broken handle. The baluster form of the jug suggests a date of around 1800; soon after this Kishere began producing jugs with a squat form and reeded neck. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jack Howarth and Robin Hildyard, Joseph Kishere and the Mortlake Potteries (Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 2004) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.16-2013 |
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| Record created | February 5, 2013 |
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