Puzzle Jug
1691 (dated)
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Globular body, cylindrical neck with five vertical slits, loop handle and three short spouts projecting from the rim.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware with incised decoration |
| Brief description | Red earthenware covered entirely with a thick coating of copper green glaze over a white slip. Incised around the body is 'John Wedgwood 1691'. English (North Yorkshire, Yearsley), dated 1691. |
| Physical description | Globular body, cylindrical neck with five vertical slits, loop handle and three short spouts projecting from the rim. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'JOHN WEDGWOOD, 1691' |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Originally thought to havew been made in Staffordshire. |
| Historical context | John Wedgwood (1654-1705) was the great uncle of Josiah Wedgwood. |
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| Accession number | 2297-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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