Post-Medieval — 1630; 17th century
Metropolitan ware jug
Metropolitan slipware rounded jug decorated with trailed white slip asterisks and the inscription 'FEARE GOD AND/HONNOR THE KING 1630'. This is a Biblical text which comes from the New Testament (1 Peter 2:17). Charles I believed that kings were accountable to God alone: to resist the king was to resist God’s anointed. Metropolitan slipware vessels were made in Harlow, Essex and were so-called because London quickly became their prime market. They are decorated with a trailed white slip underneath a clear glaze. Slip is a type of fine, liquid clay which could be piped through a nozzle to ‘draw’ patterns onto pots. Cow horns or other similar devices were used to pipe the slip.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 74.33
- Object name:
- Metropolitan ware jug
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- Production date:
- 1630; 17th century
- Material:
ceramic, earthenware
- Measurements/duration:
- H 160 mm, DM 110 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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