Jug
WC above a grasshopper
(active in London, about 1567–1577)
1569–70
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSalt-glazed stoneware (Frechen [near Cologne], about 1560–90) with silver-gilt mounts
DimensionsH. 23.2 cm (9 1/8 in.); W. 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.); Diameter (of base) 10.6 cm (4 3/16 in.)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession number49.581
On View
On viewClassificationsSilver
Collections
ProvenanceJ. Toovey, Esq. By 1862 (?), by descent to Charles James Toovey, Esq., London. February 9, 1926, Christie, Manson & Woods, London, lot 117, sold; Until 1949, with Spink & Son, Canada; 1949, sold by Spink & Son to the MFA for $675. (Accession Date: September 15, 1949)
about 1580
1600–25
16th century
1550–51
about 1730–40
1730–40
about 1730–40
about 1730–40
1662
about 1500–25, with later alterations
1696
about 1620