{"product_id":"antique-swedish-handled-jug-19th-century","title":"Antique Swedish Handled Jug, 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeriod\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e19th century, Swedish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5¾ inches tall, 6½ inches across the handle, 4½ inch mouth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA tall Swedish handled jug in cream glazed earthenware, hand-painted with cobalt bands around the body, a blue line at the rim, and small blue sprigs down the handle. The lines were drawn on by hand as the jug turned on the wheel, a technique called banding. The base is stamped with an impressed S and a second, indiscernible mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo chips and no repairs. Multiple stable hairlines, with crazing and staining throughout from age and use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBanded earthenware was made across Europe through the nineteenth century, plain ground decorated only with lines laid on at the wheel. In Sweden it belonged to the folk pottery tradition, durable everyday ware for the kitchen and table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyling Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHolds kitchen utensils, a bunch of stems, or brushes, or stands on its own on a shelf. The blue and cream works with other blue and white and folk pottery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"foundresse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56646102220966,"sku":null,"price":148.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0637\/7645\/6870\/files\/IMG_5021.jpg?v=1781283540","url":"https:\/\/foundresse.com\/products\/antique-swedish-handled-jug-19th-century","provider":"foundresse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}