from Leigh Hook, near Strathaven, Lanarkshire
Add to albumThis earthenware jug is from Leigh Hook, near Strathaven in Lanarkshire. It dates from between the 14th and 16th century.
The green glazed jug has a disc base but the handle is now missing.
Strathaven (pronounced 'Straiven') was an important weaving centre in the 19th century. Today, there is a fine collection of pottery and porcelain in the John Hastie Museum in the town.
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- Online ID: 000-100-104-439-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.1992.174
- Date: 14th - 16th century
Between the 14th and 16th century
- Material: Earthenware; glaze, green; globular; disc base
- Dimensions: 100 mm H
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- Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Strathaven, Leigh Hook
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- Description: Small globular medieval earthenware jug, with disc base and green glaze but no handle, from Leigh Hook, near Strathaven, Lanarkshire, 14th - 16th century
- References:
- Keay, J. & J. (eds). Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London: HarperCollins, 1994, p 915.
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