jug

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Object Type
Museum number: AF.3149
Description: Earthenware jug, tin-glazed; painted in blue with flowers and leaves; pewter cover with lead medallion symbolising the rivalry between Louis XIV and House of Orange and with an inscription and two suns enclosing numerals; two stamps; thumb-plate with seven stamped stars; pewter base ring; three stamps on inside of cover.
Producer name
Production date: 1710-1740
Production place: Made in: Delft; Made in: Germany (mounts)
Materials: earthenware; pewter; lead
Ware
Technique: tin-glazed; painted; stamped
Dimensions: Height: 26.30 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: According to Dr van Dam of the Rijksmuseum, this decoration first appeared around 1695-1700 on pieces made by the Kam family in Delft. It remained popular for decades. There are a number of pieces of delftware with this decoration in the Musee Sandelin, Saint-Omer
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Condition: Broken and repaired on one side and on base with a series of metal rivets.
Associated names: Associated with: Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre; Associated with: House of Orange-Nassau
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1897
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: AF.3149
Conservation: Treatment: 24 Nov 1997; Treatment: 02 Dec 2009

Free entry