Jug
ca. 1850-1880 (made)
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Elongated pyriform with wide funnels, shaped mouth and loop handle. Painted with formal flowers and chevrons.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware decorated with coloured slips and painted |
| Brief description | Red earthenware painted in colours over a white slip. Romanian (Transylvania), about 1850-80 |
| Physical description | Elongated pyriform with wide funnels, shaped mouth and loop handle. Painted with formal flowers and chevrons. |
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| Credit line | Given by Herman Hart, Esq. in memory of his wife |
| Object history | Part of a large group of objects given by Herman Hart and described by him as Hungarian. When acquired, it was described by the museum curator as Hungarian (Transylvania), late 19th or early 20th century. |
| Historical context | Same shaped jugs are illustrated in Folk Art (see Refs) where they are described as pitchers from the Magyar Autonomous Region. One of them is dated 1871. This region is Transylvania in Romania. In Domanovszky (see Refs.) there is a jug (fig.31) of the same shape. It is attributed to Odorhei (Transylvania) and is dated 1852. |
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| Accession number | C.821-1917 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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