White Faience Jug

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White Faience Jug

Place of OriginProbably Hanau, Germany

Date17th century

DimensionsH with mount: 12 1/4 in.

MediumTin-glazed earthenware, known as faience, with silver mounts

ClassificationCeramics

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott

Object number

1956.71

On View

Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 4

Label TextDuring the 16th and 17th centuries, fashionable Northern European dining tables were set with a variety of drinking glasses, as well as utensils and serving vessels made of pewter, wood, and pottery, such as this tin-glazed faience jug imitating Chinese porcelain.