Why do so many listings say Doulton Lambeth?

Doulton is named in 25 of 83 titles and Lambeth in 23, with the pair together in 20. That single phrase dominates the category. Lambeth was the south London pottery district, and the salt-glazed stoneware made there in the late Victorian years is what most of these jugs are.

How old are stoneware jugs on the site?

Every listing carrying a clean year falls between 1800 and 1900. Where decades are given they cluster in the 1880s and 1890s, with a handful in the 1900s. A third of the category is dated only to a century or a reign, 19th Century or Victorian. Earlier dating is thin and belongs almost entirely to the German group.

What are Westerwald and Bartmann jugs?

Both are Rhineland stoneware. Westerwald jugs are typically grey with cobalt blue decoration; Bartmann, also called Bellarmine, carry a bearded mask applied to the neck. Seven sampled titles name Westerwald, Raeren, Siegburg, Bartmann or Bellarmine, dated between roughly 1520 and 1720. They are the oldest and highest-priced end of the archive, including a royal-portrait Westerwald of about 1700.

Are silver mounts common on these jugs?

They recur, though on well under a tenth of listings. Silver rim, silver collar and sterling silver collar with hinged lid all turn up in titles. The mounts sit almost exclusively on Doulton Lambeth bodies, and on the mid- and upper-range ones rather than the cheapest. One Georgian jug carries a sterling collar and hinged lid dated 1828.

Do jugs come in sets?

Yes. Jugs in the plural appears in 11 titles, about an eighth of the category. Sampled sets include graduated threes and fours, pairs, a trio, and one jug with matching drinking vessels. Graduated means the same pattern in descending sizes, sold together.

Why are non-stoneware jugs listed under this heading?

The category is loosely bounded. Jasperware, parian, ironstone, majolica, flow blue, slipware and blue-and-white Staffordshire jugs all sit alongside the true salt-glazed stoneware, and two tea sets appear as well. Salt-glazed English and German stoneware still dominates the listings. The other bodies are a scattered minority.