British and Continental Ceramics & Glass - 19 Sep 2023
A large medieval earthenware jug, c.14th century, probably London, the generous rounded body
A large medieval earthenware jug, c.14th century, probably London, the generous rounded body decorated in a greenish-yellow glaze, traces of incised decoration, applied with a wide strap handle, with pinched decoration to the foot, a smaller jug with traces of a green glaze beneath the spout, and a post-medieval jug partially decorated with a treacle glaze, some damages and repairs, 29cm max. (3)
Provenance: from the collection of the late Jonathan Horne.
The largest jug with an old paper note stating it was excavated in Red Cross Street, London, 18ft below the surface. Cf. Bernard Rackham, Medieval English Pottery, no.32 for a similar example. The smallest is encrusted with barnacles and has clearly spent a considerable time immersed in water.