Jug: C.46-1931

Current Location: Gallery 27 (Glaisher)

Maker(s)

Potter: Unknown

Entities

Jug

Categories

Lead-glazed earthenware

Description

Pear shaped lead-glazed earthenware jug, with horizontal ridges. Everted mouth with slightl lip. A smooth, greenish-yellow glaze over all, except near the flat base. Handle with three ridges.

Notes

History note: Found in the Ouse drainage near Ely

Measurements and weight

Height: 27.9 cm
Width: 17.8 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1931) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

14th Century
1300 - 1399

Note

Found in a well at Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire.

School or Style

Components of the work

Body

Materials used in production

greenish-yellow Lead-glaze
Earthenware

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.46-1931
Primary reference Number: 138489
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 9 February 2021

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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