Harvest jug

A Harvest jug is a type of jug made from slipware, with decoration carved through stained clay layers.^[1] They are named for their use to carry ale or cider at harvest time.^[1]^[2]

The technique for carving the decoration is known as sgraffito, from the Italian for 'scratched'.^[1]

They are traditional in the south-west of England, especially the ports of Barnstaple and Bideford in north Devon and Donyatt in Somerset.^[1] They are still made.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 "Harvest jug". British Museum. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
1 2 "Inside Out (South West)". 2012-02-06. BBC. Retrieved 2012-02-06. Missing or empty |series= (help)

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