Mustard Jar

Object/Artifact

Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute

Name/Title

Mustard Jar

Description

Description of original contents inscribed on the body of the vessel. Royal Warrant (in French) on the face of the jar. The jar has a long neck with prominent curved lips, the body is regular in size.

Made/Created

Time Period

Prior to 1838

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Body of Jar

Transcription

“Moutarde de MAILLE Vinaigrier du ROI de LL MM le Roi d’Angleterre et les Empereurs d’Autriche et de Russie à Paris”

Language

French

Translation

MAILLE mustard / Vinegar of the KING of LL / MM the King of England / and the Emperors / of Austria and Russia / in Paris.

Material/Technique

Painted

Dimensions

Height

13.34 cm

Depth

5.08 cm

Dimension Description

Base

Width

6.98 cm

Dimension Description

Mouth

Width

5.08 cm

Material

Stoneware

Color

Cream

Location

* Untyped Location

Ceramics Case

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Teddy Tucker

Related Places

Place

Shipwreck

L’Herminie

Island

Bermuda

* Untyped Place

Atlantic Ocean

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Mustard fit for a King...not to mention the emperors of Austria and the Tsars of Russia. This French faience jar was ordered for and sold by M. Maille, Parisian vinegar purveyor to royalty, but ended its days aboard the 1838 wreck of l’Herminie.