John Wesley Jug
1800-1850 / Ceramic / Commemorative / Crockery / Methodism / Sculpture
Ceramic
c.1839
This commemorative Wesley jug celebrates the one-hundredth anniversary of the first Wesleyan Methodist society founded in 1739. The jug was decorated in 'lustreware', a type of pottery or porcelain with a metallic glaze.
Lustreware is produced by metallic oxides in an overglaze finish; the technique is an ancient one, much used in middle eastern pottery.
Compare also to the commemorative lusterware mug in the online Collection, which features the same decoration.
c.1839
This commemorative Wesley jug celebrates the one-hundredth anniversary of the first Wesleyan Methodist society founded in 1739. The jug was decorated in 'lustreware', a type of pottery or porcelain with a metallic glaze.
Lustreware is produced by metallic oxides in an overglaze finish; the technique is an ancient one, much used in middle eastern pottery.
Compare also to the commemorative lusterware mug in the online Collection, which features the same decoration.
