Description:
German stoneware bulbous-shaped jug with a reeded neck, painted with a light wash of manganese purple over a grey body. The jug is decorated with incised stamped and sprigged, painted stylized scrolled designs flanking a sunburst enclosing a seal with "GR" (George Rex). There is an inscribed "6" to the right of the handle for capacity (roughly one pint in England usage). This type of stoneware was made for export from Germany to England, and then moved to the American colonies until just prior to the Revolution. With Queen Anne's death in 1714 and King George I's assumption of the English throne, Westerwald potters produced large quantities of "GR" mugs, tankards and jugs with a variety of incised ornamentation, which persisted into the third quarter of the 18th century. The sucession of three King George's who ruled from 1714 to 1830 makes dating these "GR" wares difficult since they retained similar forms during much of the 18th century. However, the use of manganese in conjunction with cobalt declined markedly after 1740. Evidence of these wares have been found in the archealogical dig of the Dr. Thomas Williams (1718-1775) home lot in Deerfield, August, 1976.
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