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Large Slipware Tavern Jug Circa 1670
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Large Slipware Tavern Jug Circa 1670

17th century
Description

A large narrow necked tavern jug decorated with a bronzed coloured glaze and central cream stripe. The base with applied crimping to ceramic pins. A narrow strip and ribbed handle.

Good overall condition wear consummate with age, wear or very old loss to base decoration

Physical Dimensions
Height
38cm (14.96")
Width
28cm (11.02")
Depth
28cm (11.02")
Declaration

Timberhill Gallery has dated this English Slipware Tavern Jug to the 17th Century.

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SA1142699
Description
A large narrow necked tavern jug decorated with a bronzed coloured glaze and central cream stripe. The base with applied crimping to ceramic pins. A narrow strip and ribbed handle.

Good overall condition wear consummate with age, wear or very old loss to base decoration

Height
38cm (14.96")
Width
28cm (11.02")
Depth
28cm (11.02")
Date of Manufacture

Timberhill Gallery has dated this English Slipware Tavern Jug to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1142699
Timberhill Gallery
Timberhill Gallery
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A large 17th-century earthenware tavern jug featuring a rounded body, piecrust footed rim, strap handle, and faded slip decoration.
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Archive I A large 17th-century earthenware tavern jug featuring a rounded body, piecrust footed rim, strap handle, and faded slip decoration.

Large Slipware Tavern Jug Circa 1670

Archive II A large 17th-century earthenware tavern jug featuring a rounded body, piecrust footed rim, strap handle, and faded slip decoration. View II
Archive III A large 17th-century earthenware tavern jug featuring a rounded body, piecrust footed rim, strap handle, and faded slip decoration. View III
Archive IV A large 17th-century earthenware tavern jug featuring a rounded body, piecrust footed rim, strap handle, and faded slip decoration. View IV
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Suffolk
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A large 17th-century earthenware tavern jug featuring a rounded body, piecrust footed rim, strap handle, and faded slip decoration.
Large slipware tavern jug circa 1670
Ref: SA1142699
A large 17th-century earthenware tavern jug featuring a rounded body, piecrust footed rim, strap handle, and faded slip decoration.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectPitchers & Jugs
  • Period17th century
  • Style17th Century English
  • MaterialEarthenware, Terracotta, Lead Glaze
  • ColourEarthy Brown
  • MotifsPiecrust base, Strap handle, Trailed slip decoration, Flared rim
  • SizeH 38 cm (15 in) x W 28 cm (11 in) x D 28 cm (11 in)

This large seventeenth-century English tavern jug originates from the seventeenth century and takes the form of a tall earthenware pitcher with a narrow neck. The piece displays an earthy brown lead glaze over a terracotta body, complemented by a central cream stripe of trailed slip decoration around the rounded body. Visible details include a flared rim, a ribbed strap handle attached from the neck to the shoulder, and a piecrust base with applied crimping above ceramic pins, alongside age-related wear and losses to the base decoration. The jug measures 38 cm high, 28 cm wide, and 28 cm deep. Placed on top of a sideboard, it serves as a decorative rustic farmhouse vessel for an interior setting.

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Slipware refers to earthenware pottery decorated with a liquid clay mixture known as slip prior to firing. Commonly produced in 17th-century England, tavern jugs were functional vessels designed to hold and serve ale or cider in public houses and domestic settings.

These vessels were hand-thrown using local coarse earthenware clay and finished with a clear or lead-based glaze. Decorative elements were added using trailed liquid slip, often featuring pinched, thumbed, or piecrust bases to increase stability.

Genuine period pieces display subtle asymmetry from hand-throwing, significant body weight, and surface wear such as glaze flakes consistent with age. Key structural features include thumb-pinched footrims and authentic surface patination rather than uniform modern finishes.

Position the vessel on a scrubbed timber dining table, kitchen island, or sideboard to introduce tactile contrast against modern surfaces. It functions effectively as a standalone sculptural vessel or as a container for simple dried foliage.

Dust the surface gently using a soft, dry brush or a slightly damp microfibre cloth without chemical cleaners. Avoid immersing porous or unglazed earthenware in water, as moisture penetration can compromise fragile historic clay bodies.
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