Artist: Unknown, maker; Date(s): circa 1475 - 1500; Classification(s): tin-glazed earthenware, jug, tin-glazing, Pale buff earthenware. Tin-glazed off-white on the exterior; inside of neck clear-glazed; base unglazed. The glaze is extremely shiny and, where thin, has a pinkish tone. Painted in dark inky-blue which has run, pale yellow, and very dark manganese-brown.; Acquisition: bequeathed by Harris, Frederick Leverton, 1926, F. Leverton Harris Bequest [C.103-1927]
Description: Pale buff earthenware. Tin-glazed off-white on the exterior; inside of neck clear-glazed; base unglazed. The glaze is extremely shiny and, where thin, has a pinkish tone. There are patches of grey discolouration on the front and handle. Painted in dark inky-blue which has run, pale yellow, and very dark manganese-brown.
Bulbous ovoid body with short cylindrical neck, spout projecting upwards from the shoulder, and strap handle.
On the front, within a circular `ladder' frame, is a shield of testa di cavallo form, charged with the arms argent a fess sable between a crescent azure and a moor's head azure, flanked by wavy ropes reserved in a blue ground. The frame is surrounded by a garland of stylised flowers, fruit and foliage. On the sides there are scattered palm-like leaves, and, down the handle, five pairs of horizontal blue stripes.
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