Jug

Date1689 - 1702

OriginEurope, Germany, Westerwald, Hohr-Grenzhausen

MediumSalt-glazed stoneware

DimensionsOverall: 7 x 6 1/2 x 5 5/8in. (17.8 x 16.5 x 14.3cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1952-81

DescriptionJug, salt-glazed globular body; molded foot with narrow blue band; loop handle; cylindrical molded neck with two narrow blue bands. On the front opposite the handle a medallion containing a portrait of Wm. III with inscription around portrait "Wilhelmus III DG Mag. Brit. Franc. et Hib. Rex &" (William III, By the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Etc.). On either side symetrical branching stems terminating in flowers and leaves on manganese ground.Inscription(s)Medallion molded with: "Wilhelmus III DG Mag. Brit. Franc. et Hib. Rex &"ProvenancePurchased from W. H Plummer & Co., New York