Ceramics
Quimper factory (Possible maker)
Possibly Finistere, Probably Netherlands, or France, Europe
1700-1872
Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze
Molded, Thrown, Pierced
1962.0602
Object Number1962.0602 |
Jug (Puzzle jug)
Ceramics
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Quimper factory (Possible maker)
1690-Present
Possibly Finistere, Probably Netherlands, or France, Europe
1700-1872
Drinking games or tricks
Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze
Molded, Thrown, Pierced
6.15 (H) , 6.063 (L) , 4.006 (Diam)
15.62 (H) , 15.4 (L) , 10.175 (Diam)
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[Book] van Dam, Jan Daniel. 2004 Delffse Porceleyne/Dutch Delftware 1620-1850.
• Similar Dutch delft puzzle jug dated c. 1650- 1670: p. 24, no. 9, identified as Dutch
[Book] Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• Evidence for "puzzle jug" as period term: vol. 1, no. S91, trailed and sgraffito slipware jug inscribed "The Reveren\D / RicharD:Nelson / GrasDaLe / 1774" and "A / PuslinG / Jug" Probably Yorkshire.
[Article] Crossley, Robert. 1993 "Circulatory Systerms of Puzzle Jugs". Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle. 15 (Pt. 1): 73-98.
• Detailed discussion of puzzle jugs of many types and materials: pp. 78-79, no. 2b, discusses an example much like 1962.0602, noting often attributed to Le Croisic in Brittany, c. 1800
[Catalogue] 2007 Christie's (sales catalogue).
• Similar jug with differences in flowerhead painting: London, Rous Lench sale, May 29-30, 1990, lot 188, attributed to Le Croisic, late 18th century.
[Book] 1984 Principes d'analyse scientifique: Objets civils domestiques Vocabulaire.
• French (Saint-Verain and Rouen) puzzle jugs: p. 190, nos. 973, 975; the Rouen example being tin-glazed and dated 1733.