Jug
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Jug
- Maker: Lambeth Factories
- Date: ca. 1647
- Geography: Made in England
- Culture: British
- Medium: Tin-enameled earthenware
- Dimensions: H. 10 1/8 in. (25.7 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Paul Moore, 1937
- Object Number: 37.107.2
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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