Jug

Unknown

first half 14th century · Proto-stoneware, unglazed · The Cloisters

Stoneware vessels are fired at a higher temperature than earthenware, rendering them vitrified (glassy), and therefore harder and less porous.

Artist

Unknown

Date

first half 14th century

Medium

Proto-stoneware, unglazed

Culture

German

Department

The Cloisters

Credit line

Gift of Anthony and Lois Blumka, 1991