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Jug: C.307-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown

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Description

Pale cream earthenware, thrown, with applied handle, thinly lead-glazed green on the neck, shoulders and handle. Ovoid body with flat base, cylindrical neck widening slightly towards the rim which is pinched at the front to form a lip; strap handle attched to the neck and shoulder

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Measurements and weight

Height: 19 cm
Width: 11.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

16th Century
Tudor
Circa 1500 CE - 1600 CE

Note

This jug was probably made by one of the potteries operating in the Blackwater Valley on the Hampshire-Surrey border, possibly at Farnborough. The off-white earthenware with green lead-glaze made in this area was formerly known as 'Tudor Green Ware' but was being made from the end of the 14th century, and is now known as Hampshire-Surrey border ware.

Components of the work

Handle composed of lead-glaze ( green)
Upper Part composed of lead-glaze ( green)
Base Diameter 7.9 cm
Body
Handel

Materials used in production

pale cream Earthenware

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: circular paper label wtih serrated edge

  • Text: 453
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in indelible pencil
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.307-1991
Primary reference Number: 74363
Packing number: EURCER 490

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 30 April 2024

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

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