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Jug (Puzzle jug)
1730-1750
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Liverpool; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
2008.0034.005
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Howard W. Gross
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Object Number
2008.0034.005
Object Name
Jug (Puzzle jug)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Liverpool; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1730-1750
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Belly
Inscription: Underglaze blue script "Here Gentlemen Come try y[superscript r] Skill / Ile hold awager [sic] if you will / that you Dont Drink this liq:[superscript r] all / Without you spill or lett some Fall"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Drinking games or tricks
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Pierced
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
7 (H) x 7 (L) x 4.9 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
17.8 (H) x 17.9 (L) x 12.4 (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. 46Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 03//2012 Uncorked! Wine, Objects & Tradition. County Lines Magazine. XXXV (7): 38-43.
• Published: p. 42Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• Generally similarly shaped and inscribed examples, with different details: vol. 2, pp. 330-31, nos. D301-303, with comparative examples.Book: Lange, Amanda E. Delftware at Historic Deerfield, 1600-1800.
• Delft example of similar form and rhyme, differing in details: p. 38, no. 8Book: Henrywood, R. K. 1997 An Illustrated Guide to British Jugs.
• English stoneware and earthenware puzzle jugs, including 3 delft examples, two with Winterthur-type rhyme: col. pls. 27-29Book: 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: Austin, John C. 1994 British Delft at Williamsburg.
• Four varients on the same form: pp. 75-76, one similarly inscribed to Winterthur'sArticle: 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. 78, no. 2A, discusses an example much like 2008.0034.005.Catalogue: Brunk Auctions (auction catalogue).
• Inscribed 1821 slipware version, almost certainly after this general delft type: March 29, 2010, Thomas A. Gray sale, lot 0095, redware with cream slip trailing & drinking rhyme (see Notes, this record.)Book: Oswald, Adrian, et al. 1982 English Brown Stoneware 1670-1900.
• Very similar inscription on 1852 dated Derbyshire brown stoneware puzzle jug: p. 153, no. 118a,b