Delftware jug
- Period
- 1650 - 1670
- Origin
- Dutch
- Dimensions
- W 4 3/4" diameter" × H 8 1/4"
- Reference
- #Marh3052
This piece has been sold. It is shown here for reference in our archive.
Description
A Dutch Delftware jug of baluster form with a tall cylindrical neck, strap handle, and spreading footrim. The body is painted in vibrant polychrome enamels with a large stylised sunflower flanked by buds and foliage in yellow, orange, green, and blue, the handle similarly decorated with scattered floral sprigs. Typical tin-glazed earthenware of the mid–17th century, showing the bold and lively decoration associated with early Dutch Delft polychrome wares
