Stoneware hunting jug att. to Mortlake or Vauxhall
This stoneware hunting jug is decorated with several large, well defined and crisply moulded applied sprigs of trees, topers and a fox hunting scene around the base. The sprigs are made when clay is pressed into a very shallow mould, gently teased out, and then carefully applied by hand to the body of the jug, before the piece is fired and glazed. It stands 186 mm high (7.25 inches), with a diameter of 150 mm (6 inches), and was intended to serve ale or beer. These type of jugs would have been found in many homes and commercial establishments. The grooved strap handle and the handle terminal are found in the products of the likes of the Mortlake and Vauxhall potteries along the Thames in London. It has a buff coloured base with a brown salt glaze to the top. It is in excellent condition and dates from around 1840.
This stoneware hunting jug is decorated with several large, well defined and crisply moulded applied sprigs of trees, topers and a fox hunting scene around the base. The sprigs are made when clay is pressed into a very shallow mould, gently teased out, and then carefully applied by hand to the body of the jug, before the piece is fired and glazed. It stands 186 mm high (7.25 inches), with a diameter of 150 mm (6 inches), and was intended to serve ale or beer. These type of jugs would have been found in many homes and commercial establishments. The grooved strap handle and the handle terminal are found in the products of the likes of the Mortlake and Vauxhall potteries along the Thames in London. It has a buff coloured base with a brown salt glaze to the top. It is in excellent condition and dates from around 1840.
Description
This stoneware hunting jug is decorated with several large, well defined and crisply moulded applied sprigs of trees, topers and a fox hunting scene around the base. The sprigs are made when clay is pressed into a very shallow mould, gently teased out, and then carefully applied by hand to the body of the jug, before the piece is fired and glazed. It stands 186 mm high (7.25 inches), with a diameter of 150 mm (6 inches), and was intended to serve ale or beer. These type of jugs would have been found in many homes and commercial establishments. The grooved strap handle and the handle terminal are found in the products of the likes of the Mortlake and Vauxhall potteries along the Thames in London. It has a buff coloured base with a brown salt glaze to the top. It is in excellent condition and dates from around 1840.
