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<\/p>\nA two-tone unsigned salt-glazed stoneware jug from England, possibly by Doulton Lambeth. The sprigged hunting scene & cupids decoration has a glass-like coating, achieved by adding salt to the kiln and firing at approx 1660 degrees F (780 degrees C). As the sodium chloride vaporizes and bonds with the silica in the clay, it creates a silicate glass “salt-glaze” finish<\/p>\n
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Jug stands 5-1\/2″ tall and is 5-1\/2″ wide<\/p>\n
A detail of the applied sprig decoration to the front of the jug<\/p>\n Judging by the many chips along the rim, I am not surprised this jug lost its handle as well, as it was not doubt used daily for many years in an English pub<\/p>\n The tin handle with thumb grip and horizontal band replaces the original handle,\u00a0created by a tinsmith in the middle to late 1800’s. Tin replacement handles are one of the most common types of inventive repairs and I have dozens of examples in my collection<\/p>\n This jug still has its original handle and gives an idea of what the handle on my mended piece would have originally looked like<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_4622.jpg\" "\\"IMG_4622\\"")
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