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Jug (Pitcher)

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CultureEnglish

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Jug (Pitcher)

Datec. 1825–1840

Made inEngland

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (spatterware)

Dimensions8 × 9 1/4 in. (20.3 × 23.5 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.70.100

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionThe use of sponges to apply color to ceramics was an old technique that became popular once again in the second quarter of the 1800s. Multicolored stripes were a common motif; some wares featured five different colors.
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Containers and Vessels" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston October 21, 1989–January 1990 Subsequent tour

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