Mug
Dateca. 1710
MediumGray salt-glazed stoneware
DimensionsH: 8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1962-104
DescriptionWesterwald blue and grey jug bearing the royal Cypher of Queen Anne, on applied medallion with Crown over cypher "RAR". Floral ornament in relief, on incised branches. Loop handle with scroll terminal at base.Label TextThe tankard on the left was produced in the Westerwald region of Germany early in the eighteenth century. Because German stoneware changed little over time, it continued to influence American-made wares throughout the centuries and in 1890 there were vessels similar to this one still being produced.---Inspiration and Ingenuity: American Stoneware
Exhibition curated by Suzanne Findlen Hood at the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, February 2007Inscription(s)RAR on applied badge (stands for Queen Anne)
