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Jug

Date:

Before 1563

Artist:

Germany, Rhineland, and England, London

About this artwork

Rhenish salt-glazed stoneware jugs were popular imports in Elizabethan England, where silversmiths embellished them with decorative mounts. Although the material of this vessel is not intrinsically unique or rare—as is the case with the Nautilus-Shell Cup and Coconut Cup also on display in this gallery—its mottled surface nevertheless gives the work a rich, exotic appearance.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Title

Jug

Place

Germany (Object made in)

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1562

Medium

Stoneware, salt-glaze, and gilt silver

Inscriptions

Maker's mark ion silver lid and foot: leopard's head crowned, date letter Gothic "e", lion passant and maker's mark, a bird (similar to Jackson, p. 98, 1563-64)

Dimensions

H.: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf

Reference Number

1967.694

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