66/8/26

A ceramic jar found at a forge in Great Shelford. Patterned with leaves, scrolls, flowers and cherubs around a central black inscription.
This is a ceramic jar, which was found with a large collection of bottles of horse potions. They were uncovered during the demolition of a blacksmith's forge in Great Shelford. It is patterned with leaves, scrolls, flowers and cherubs around a central black inscription. It is probably an example of English Delft, an earthenware intended to imitate Dutch Delft (but usually denser and less evenly coated with enamel). Excessive crazing is frequent, a fault rarely found in Dutch Delft. Decoration was usually in cobalt blue under the glaze, but sometimes manganese purple, yellow, green, puce, red and black was used. English Delft was first made at Lambeth in 1671, then later at Bristol, Wincanton, Liverpool and Staffs., where Thomas Heath made crudely-decorated Delftware until the 1780's.

1 storage jar: Delft; fair condition- chipped at rim

MERL ‘Handwritten Accession’ form - ‘66/8/1-48 // Accession 66/8 // Veterinary Preparations // This group of objects classified under LIVESTOCK veterinary // Photographed Nos: 60/10808-60/10815 // These objects all re-photographed as follows and negative cards put under subsidiary // 66/8/26 Deft mug, LIVESTOCK Veterinary.’, MERL ‘Handwritten Accession’ (Institute of Agricultural History) - ‘ Jar // LIVESTOCK- Veterinary // Description: a blue and white Delft storage jar patterned with leaves, scrolls, flowers and cherubs around a central black inscription reading: “EXT; CICUT”// Dimensions: Base dia 7cm Height 8.7cm // Associated Information: This jar is probably an example of English Delft, an eathernware intended to imitate Dutch Delft, but denser, more intreous, and consequently less evenly coated with enamel. Excessive crazing is frequent, a fault rarelt found in Dutch Deft. Decoratiin was usually in cobolt blue under the glaze, but sometimes manganese purple, yellow, green, puce, red and black was used. English Delft was first made at Lambeth in 1671, then later at Bristol, Wincouton, Liverpool and Staffs, where Thomas Heath made crudely decorated Deftware until the 1780s.’.

Ceramic, earthenware, Glaze

Fired, Glazed