Jug

Ceramic

-

Drexel Founding Collection

Name/Title

Jug

Entry/Object ID

637

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Lieut. Allan G. Paul Memorial Collection

Notes

Date: 1892 Credit Line: Memorial of Lieut. Allan G. Paul, U.S.A. presented by his family Means of Accession: Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Unidentified

Place

Country

Spain

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

H, L, W: 5 3/4x4 x2 3/4 in; H, L, W: 14.6x10.16x6.98 cm

Height

5-3/4 in

Width

2-3/4 in

Length

4 in

Height

14.6 cm

Width

6.98 cm

Length

10.16 cm

Material

Earthenware, cobalt

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

The decoration on these two Spanish earthenware jugs is typical of the repeated foliate and geometric borders found throughout Spanish ceramics, possibly drawn from the Islamic cultures of Spain, which continued to influence ceramic production well after the Christian Reconquista in 1492.