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This 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
• Project: 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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