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Jug (Puzzle jug)
1814
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1996.0023.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Arthur J. Gutman in recognition of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Gutman
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Object Number
1996.0023.002
Object Name
Jug (Puzzle jug)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1814
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Front of jug
Inscription: Around openwork at the front of the jug in purple enamel: "George, Hadder/ton, Acton Mill/ 1814
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Drinking games or tricks
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Pierced
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
15 (H) x 10 (W) x 4.5 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
38.1 (H) x 25.4 (W) x 11.43 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Davidson, Benjamin & Biddle, Pippa. 05//2023 One Simple Trick: On the Enduring Appeal of Puzzle Jugs. Antiques. 46-48.
• Published: p. 48Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 07//2012 Mirth & Friendship: A Celebration of Humor and Alcoholic Beverages. Antiques and Fine Art. XII (1): 185-87.
• Published: p. 187, fig. 5Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 03//2012 Uncorked! Wine, Objects & Tradition. County Lines Magazine. XXXV (7): 38-43.
• Published: p. 42Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 11//2004 "From Punch Bowls to Puzzle Jugs: Drinking Vessels and Traditions in Britain and America". Winterthur Magazine. Winter 2004: 10-11.
• Published: p. 11Book: Gibson, Michael. 1999 19th Century Lustreware.
• Published: p. 150, pl. 121Book: Halliday, Rosemary & Halliday, Richard. 2012 Extraordinary British Transferware: 1780-1840.
• Similar form and pierced puzzle jug with blue transfer-printing: p. 68, c. 1830. (Instead of lion, has human figure within central area.)Book: Griffin, John D. 2005 The Leeds Pottery: 1770- 1778. 1.
• Leeds puzzle jug with hollow "cage" housing a molded swan: fig. 276, p. 213Book: Britton, Frank. 1987 London Delftware.
• 1655 dated London delft puzzle jug of somewhat similar form: p. 120, no. 65.Book: Archer, Michael. 2013 Delftware in the Fitzwilliam Museum.
• Early delftware puzzle jugs of somewhat similar form: pp. 192-93, no. D.9, London (Southwark or Pickelherring, c. 1660; p. 195, no. D.11, London (Lambeth or Rotherhithe), dated 1686.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: p. 88, no. 8a, discussing a pearlware example of somewhat similar form to 1996.0023.002Book: 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 somewhat similar to Winterthur 1996.0023.002 in form, is tin-glazed and dated 1733.