Piggin
ca. 1680-1700 (made)
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Piggin of buff-coloured earthenware, lead-glazed with slip decoration. Cylindrical, with flat base and branching handle rising above the rim. The decoration consists of trefoils connected by dotted and serrated looped bands. On the handle are the initials 'K S.'
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware with slip decoration with impressed devices |
| Brief description | Piggin of buff earthenware covered and decorated with white and brown slips, English (Staffordshire), about 1680-1700. |
| Physical description | Piggin of buff-coloured earthenware, lead-glazed with slip decoration. Cylindrical, with flat base and branching handle rising above the rim. The decoration consists of trefoils connected by dotted and serrated looped bands. On the handle are the initials 'K S.' |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'KS' (on handle) |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Jermyn Street Collection (formerly Enoch Wood Collection) |
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| Accession number | 4715-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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