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On Display: House - Hardenbergh Bedroom
Jug (Pitcher)
1700-1740
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, buff-bodied)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1067
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1067
Object Name
Jug (Pitcher)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Possibly made in Bristol.
Date
1700-1740
Materials
- Earthenware (slipware, buff-bodied)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Slip decorated
- Trailed
- Hand modeled
- Pulled
Dimensions (inches)
6.575 (H) x 6.575 (L) x 6.22 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16.7 (H) x 16.7 (L) x 15.8 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Width could also be considered length and was measured with handle.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Miller, J. Jefferson & Stone, Lyle M. 1970 Eighteenth-Century Ceramics from Fort Michilimackinac: A Study in Archaeology.
• Similarly decorated cup and mug fragments excavated at Fort Michilimackinac site, Michigan: p. 62, figs. 33a&b.