Jug

Unknown

late 14th–early 15th century · Stoneware · The Cloisters

The neck and body of this slender, spoutless jug were wheel-turned separately. The maker combed in the horizontal grooves and lines while the vessel was on the wheel and worked the handle and the weighty pinched foot by hand. The creamy, unglazed surface is typical of medieval stoneware produced in Siegburg, near Cologne, using the abundant local clay, which is nearly white. Siegburg ceramics were widely exported to the Netherlands and British Isles.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 14th–early 15th century

Medium

Stoneware

Culture

German

Department

The Cloisters

Credit line

Robert A. Ellison Jr. Collection, Gift of Robert A. Ellison Jr., 2014