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Rare Bridgewater Tavern Jug
Martin Murray Antiques
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Rare Bridgewater Tavern Jug

19th century
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A large scale Tavern jug with a most attractive orange\brown treacle glaze, decorated with the London coat of arms, figures, grape vines, hops and crowns. To the front is a handle with decorative swags and a Patent mark. There is some fritting and rubbing to the applied decoration. A wonderful and scarce piece, I have seen small versions of these wares but never in this large size

English, West Country, probably Bridgewater. 19th century

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Height
28cm (11.02")
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Martin Murray Antiques has dated this Bridgewater Earthenware Tavern Jug to the 19th Century.

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SA1191862
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mm98
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Description
A large scale Tavern jug with a most attractive orange\brown treacle glaze, decorated with the London coat of arms, figures, grape vines, hops and crowns. To the front is a handle with decorative swags and a Patent mark. There is some fritting and rubbing to the applied decoration.
A wonderful and scarce piece, I have seen small versions of these wares but never in this large size.
Martin Murray Antiques

English, West Country, probably Bridgewater. 19th century

Height
28cm (11.02")
Date of Manufacture

Martin Murray Antiques has dated this Bridgewater Earthenware Tavern Jug to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1191862
Dealers Internal Ref
mm98
Martin Murray Antiques
Martin Murray Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Dec 2024

Specialist in early furniture and works of art

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A honey-ochre glazed earthenware tavern jug featuring sprigged relief mouldings of a royal coat of arms, grape clusters, and a sturdy loop handle.
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Archive I A honey-ochre glazed earthenware tavern jug featuring sprigged relief mouldings of a royal coat of arms, grape clusters, and a sturdy loop handle.

Rare Bridgewater Tavern Jug

Archive II A honey-ochre glazed earthenware tavern jug featuring sprigged relief mouldings of a royal coat of arms, grape clusters, and a sturdy loop handle. View II
Archive III A honey-ochre glazed earthenware tavern jug featuring sprigged relief mouldings of a royal coat of arms, grape clusters, and a sturdy loop handle. View III
Archive IV A honey-ochre glazed earthenware tavern jug featuring sprigged relief mouldings of a royal coat of arms, grape clusters, and a sturdy loop handle. View IV
Archive V A honey-ochre glazed earthenware tavern jug featuring sprigged relief mouldings of a royal coat of arms, grape clusters, and a sturdy loop handle. View V
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Suffolk
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Martin Murray Antiques
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A honey-ochre glazed earthenware tavern jug featuring sprigged relief mouldings of a royal coat of arms, grape clusters, and a sturdy loop handle.
Rare Bridgewater tavern jug
Ref: SA1191862
A honey-ochre glazed earthenware tavern jug featuring sprigged relief mouldings of a royal coat of arms, grape clusters, and a sturdy loop handle.
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Tavern jugs were utilitarian ceramic vessels produced primarily in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to serve ale, cider, or spirits in public houses and taverns across Britain.

These vessels were wheel-thrown using local earthenware or stoneware clays, decorated with hand-applied sprigged relief motifs, and finished with thick lead or salt glazes prior to kiln firing.

Authentic pieces feature hand-moulded sprigging with minor variations, age-appropriate base wear, uneven glaze thickness, and occasionally impressed maker marks or regional pottery stamps.

Position the jug on an open kitchen dresser, a rustic sideboard, or a chimney breast alongside natural timber, pewter, or dried botanical arrangements to add texture and historical context.

Dust the surface regularly with a soft, dry cloth. Avoid submerging the piece in water or using abrasive chemical cleaners that could degrade the glaze or enter fine hairline fractures.
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