Jug
ca. 1575-1600 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Jug, the whole exterior sponged in dark blue. Gilt metal mounts in sixteenth century style but probably of late nineteenth or early twentieth century date. Struck within the lid a mark I L flanking a hand or glove within a circle.
Body colour: Reddish buff.
Glaze: Bluish cream on the interior. Underside unglazed.
Shape: Handle flat on inside, concave on outside. Very slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Reddish buff.
Glaze: Bluish cream on the interior. Underside unglazed.
Shape: Handle flat on inside, concave on outside. Very slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Jug, tin-glazed earthenware, Monochrome, possibly made in the Netherlands or Great Britain, ca. 1575-1600 |
| Physical description | Jug, the whole exterior sponged in dark blue. Gilt metal mounts in sixteenth century style but probably of late nineteenth or early twentieth century date. Struck within the lid a mark I L flanking a hand or glove within a circle. Body colour: Reddish buff. Glaze: Bluish cream on the interior. Underside unglazed. Shape: Handle flat on inside, concave on outside. Very slightly concave on underside. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Object history | Purchased from Mrs M. Withers, London, 1927. |
| Production | Netherlandish |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8 |
| Other number | M5. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.148-1927 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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