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.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Applied Arts of Europe
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Title
- Jug
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Place
- Germany (Object made in)
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Date
- 1562
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Medium
- Stoneware, salt-glaze, and gilt silver
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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)
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Dimensions
- H.: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf
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Reference Number
- 1967.694
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/28452/manifest.json