Face Jug

Unknown

14th century · Earthenware, green glaze · The Cloisters

Face Jug — Unknown

What clearer indication could there be that the English potters enjoyed their work than the comical faces that enliven these jugs? Such pieces have been excavated across Britain—in East Anglia, London, and Lincoln—but were also sent in large numbers to Norway.

Artist
Unknown
Date
14th century
Medium
Earthenware, green glaze
Culture
British
Department
The Cloisters
Credit line
The Cloisters Collection, 2012

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