{"id":13774,"date":"2019-02-24T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T16:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=13774"},"modified":"2020-04-27T13:50:55","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T17:50:55","slug":"masonic-sunderland-lustre-jug-c-1845","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=13774","title":{"rendered":"Masonic Sunderland lustre jug, c.1845"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This Dutch-form pottery jug was made in Sunderland, England, between 1830 and 1860. It is decorated with pink lustre and 3 large black transfer panels depicting King Solomon\u2019s Temple, Masonic symbols, tools and verses. Jug measures 9 inches high and 10 inches wide from the end of the handle to the tip of the spout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a big fan of Masonic imagery on antique pottery, so you can imagine how thrilled I was to find this large jug sporting an unusual repurposed handle. Well over 100 years ago after the original loop handle broke off, a clever tinker attached an ornate handle repurposed from a damaged (I can only assume) metal coffee pot. This is the truest form of a making do: creating one functional piece from 2 unusable broken ones. When you compare my unique jug to the &#8220;perfect&#8221; example seen in the last photo, it&#8217;s clear to see why I gravitate toward the quirky over the expected. There is indeed beauty in imperfection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1098.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1098.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1098-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1098-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0572-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13776\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0572-1.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0572-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0572-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1099.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15339\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1099.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1099-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1099-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1101.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15340\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1101.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1101-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1101-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1104.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15341\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1104.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1104-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1104-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0580.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13780\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0580.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0580-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0580-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0583.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13781\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0583.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0583-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0583-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1106.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15342\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1106.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1106-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1106-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0586.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13783\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0586.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0586-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_0586-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This jug, with similar form and decoration, shows what the original handle on mine would have looked like before it broke off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-23-at-2.26.00-PM-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13826\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-23-at-2.26.00-PM-1.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-23-at-2.26.00-PM-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2019-02-23-at-2.26.00-PM-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maineantiquedigest.com\">Maine Antique Digest<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Dutch-form pottery jug was made in Sunderland, England, between 1830 and 1860. It is decorated with pink lustre and 3 large black transfer panels depicting King Solomon\u2019s Temple, Masonic symbols, tools and verses. Jug measures 9 inches high and 10 inches wide from the end of the handle to the tip of the spout. 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