Harvest Jug
Unidentified factory (Perhaps)
Brown stoneware jug, thrown, turned, dipped in an iron-bearing slip, sprigged and salt-glazed.
Jug with bulbous body, cylindrical engine-turned neck and strap handle, the upper part dipped in dark brown, the lower part buff-yellow, a freckled effect around the middle. Body decorated with applied finely-moulded sprigs: above are eight images of trees and buildings associated with farming countryside, including house, church, windmill and water-mill; below are sheaves of corn, a man hoeing and a harvest basket, interspersed with farm implements including scythes, pitchforks and a wheelbarrow. The handle is finished at the bottom with a strap and foliate sprig. The interior is a paler colour. The underside is flat.
History note: Bought from Appleby Antiques, Portobello Road, London, on 9 February 2000, for £240.00, by Mr Peter Schaffer
Bequeathed by Sir Peter Shaffer
Height: 24 cm
Width: 23 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2018-07-09) by Shaffer, Peter
19th Century, Early#
Circa
1800
CE
-
Circa
1820
CE
Brown sprigged and salt-glazed stoneware was produced by many English potteries during the 18th and 19th centuries and is sometimes known as ‘Fulham’ or ‘Lambeth ware’. Mugs and jugs were popular, often with sprigs related to hunting. Harvest scenes are less commonly found and have been associated with Bristol, as have the type of body, ‘black-coffee’ coloured dip and refined sprigging and finishing found on this jug. Sprigging and salt-glazing were generally replaced by relief-moulding and liquid glazing in the 1830s.
Salt glaze is formed by throwing salt into the kiln during the firing process. Sodium from the salt reacts with silica in the clay to form a glaze. The brown tinge is produced by introducing iron oxide.
Decoration composed of salt
Throwing : Stoneware, thrown, turned, dipped in an iron-bearing slip, sprigged and salt-glazed.
Accession number: C.9-2018
Primary reference Number: 223221
Entry form number: 1359
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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