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Jug (Puzzle jug)
1745-1770
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.0929
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0929
Object Name
Jug (Puzzle jug)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1745-1770
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Oval sticker with "2" in pencil
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Drinking games or tricks
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Pierced
- Scratch-blue
- Incised
Dimensions (inches)
7 (H) x 6.1 (L) x 4.8 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
17.9 (H) x 15.5 (L) x 12.2 (Diam)
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. 46Book: 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.Book: Mountford, Arnold R. 1971 The Illustrated Guide to Staffordshire Salt-Glazed Stoneware.
• Scratch-blue examples of similar form: Mountford, Stoneware, fig. 163 (inscribed "GW") and fig. 164 ("IOHN / FORD"), both c. 1750.Book: Edwards, Diana & Hampson, Rodney. 2005 White Salt-glazed Stoneware of the British Isles.
• Excavated salt-glazed puzzle jug fragment: p. 173, fig. 137b, fragment of handle with applied flower, from Dr. Hall Jackson site, Portsmouth NH.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. 81, no. 3a, discussing a salt-glazed example somewhat like 1958.0929 in form.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.