Jug
before 1894 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This earthenware jug was purchased by the V&A in 1894 from Benjamin Joseph Bucknall, a British architect living in Algiers, who died the following year. It was made on a wheel, probably by a professional male potter, and used for storing water. The jug's yellow colour suggests it might have come from Nabeul, a Tunisian city famous for its yellow and green ceramics.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, glazed |
| Brief description | Jug, earthenware with yellow glaze, Tunisia (Nabeul?), before 1894 |
| Physical description | Earthenware jug with bulbous body, small circular base and double handles. The jug has a yellow glaze, with painted decoration in green and brown. |
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| Object history | Accessions register entry: 'Jar of red earthenware, covered with a yellow glaze; it has a small foot, pear-shaped body, slightly spreading neck and two handles. The surface is decorated with conventional ornament in green and brown. Tunisian; 19th century. H. 15 ¾ in., greatest diam. 10 in. Bought, 10s. 9d. [B. Bucknall, Campagne Stephanie, Mustapha, Algiers]' |
| Summary | This earthenware jug was purchased by the V&A in 1894 from Benjamin Joseph Bucknall, a British architect living in Algiers, who died the following year. It was made on a wheel, probably by a professional male potter, and used for storing water. The jug's yellow colour suggests it might have come from Nabeul, a Tunisian city famous for its yellow and green ceramics. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 377-1894 |
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| Record created | July 22, 2008 |
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