Post-Medieval — Late 16th - early 17th century
Malling type jug
Tin-glazed earthenware 'Malling' type jug with a streaky blue glaze. Such vessels are called ‘Malling jugs’ after an early example which was preserved in the church at West Malling in Kent. When Frenchman Stephen Perlin came to London in 1558 he was astonished that the English drank ‘great quantities of beer…and do not drink it out of glasses, but from earthen pots with silver handles and covers, and this even in the houses of persons of middling fortune.’ Vessels of this type were often given silver mounts to enhance their value. It is not certain where these jugs were made but it is likely to have been the Netherlands.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 6030
- Object name:
- Malling type jug
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- Production date:
- late 16th - early 17th century
- Material:
ceramic, earthenware, tin-glazed earthenware, delftware
- Measurements/duration:
- H 149 mm, DM (belly) 93 mm, H 150 mm, DM (belly) 102 mm, DM 59 mm (mouth) (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 80%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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