Jug

Unknown

15th–16th century · Earthenware, glazed · Medieval Art

Jugs without spouts were used much like mugs are today. Potters were active in Kingston-on-Thames (now part of London) from the 1260s, and their earliest described products were royal orders. Both men and women were eventually listed among the city’s "Poters," who supplied large numbers of ceramic pieces to the nearby capital.

Artist

Unknown

Date

15th–16th century

Medium

Earthenware, glazed

Culture

British

Department

Medieval Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1952