Jug

Lambeth Factories

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Save for the owners’ initials and accompanying date, this jug is typical of the functional, minimally decorated wares common in the New World. The tin glaze (essentially a lead glaze with tin oxide to make it opaque) created a water-tight seal, although the lead was prone to leeching when exposed to acidic foods and liquids.

Jug, Lambeth Factories, Tin-enameled earthenware, British

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