Skip to main content

Puzzle jug with Charles II

CultureEnglish
Possible OriginLambeth, Greater London, England
Possible OriginBrislington, Bristol, England
PeriodCharles II (1649-1685)
Datec.1660-1685
MediumDelftware, tin glaze, lead glaze, cobalt oxide, and thrown.
DimensionsOverall: 17.5 x 15 x 11.2 cm (6 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
MarkingsCr 2
DescriptionA Lambeth or Brislington Delft puzzle jug decorated with leaves and flowers with a portrait of Charles II. Probably made for his Coronation in 1660.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.459
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Earthenware - Delftware
Status
On view
Mug with Charles II
1664
Object number: G83.1.542
Charger with portrait of Charles II
c.1685
Object number: G83.1.412
Plate with portrait of a gentleman
c.1690
Object number: G83.1.494
Dish with portrait of Catherine de Braganza
c.1680
Object number: G83.1.493
Drug jar with inscription 'P: EXTR: GENTIA:'
c.1695-1725
Object number: G83.1.527
Plate with William III and Mary II
c.1690-1795
Object number: G83.1.495
'Whit' wine bottle
1659
Object number: G83.1.510
Octagonal plate with fruit design
c.1690
Object number: G83.1.466
Tankard painted with a man and a horse
1682
Object number: G83.1.524
Two-handled garden urn
c.1700
Object number: G83.1.546
Plate with cockerel
c.1710
Object number: G83.1.502