Jug, pinky grey salt-glaze stoneware, partly decorated in underglaze blue and manganese, rounded foot in pewter mount, short stem and ovoid body, the front moulded with a circular reticulated medallion comprising a pierced rosette within an 11 pointed star and a circle of beaded florets, vertical bands of lion masks, edged with triangular tongues containing trefoils on either side, tall ribbed neck with a bearded spout mask, strap handle with a rolled terminal, shallow pewter cover, hinged, with scroll thumbpiece.
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Creation/Production
Role: Production
Role: Workshop
Place: Westerwald
Period: 1650-1670
Acquisition
Accepted in lieu of inheritance tax, 7/10/1996
Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Tax and allocated to Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
Measurements
h(cm) overall:28.5
h(cm)
Height
(cm): 25.9
diam
(cm): 8.9
Width
(cm): 15.4
h(in) overall:11 1/4
h(in)
Height
(in): 10
diam
(in): 3
Width
(in): 6
Techniques
Wheel-thrown
Forming
Applied Art
Moulded
Forming
Applied Art
Applied
Decoration
Applied Art
Carved (decoration)
Decoration
Applied Art
Underglaze blue
Decoration
Applied Art
Manganese
Decoration
Applied Art
Material
Salt-glazed stoneware
Pewter