Harvest jug
Harry Juniper worked with Michael Leach at Yelland, from 1956 to 1961. He has been making harvest jugs using traditional North Devon slipware and sgraffito techniques since 1958. These often celebrate significant events just as the Fishley family Harvest jugs did. He founded the Bideford Pottery in 1983.
One side of this hearvest jug is inscribed:’18th of August 1682, Being proved guilty of WITCHCRAFT, TEMPERACE & MARY. FLOYD. with SUSANNA EDWARDS Were condemned to be hanged which was accordingly done in the view of Many spectators whose strange and lamented impudence is never to be forgotten’.
The other side reads ‘17th century recipe - WITCH CAKE - To cure ague. Take a cake of barlymeal and mix it with childrens water, bake it, and feed it to the / dog If the dog shakes you will be cured.’
One side of this hearvest jug is inscribed:’18th of August 1682, Being proved guilty of WITCHCRAFT, TEMPERACE & MARY. FLOYD. with SUSANNA EDWARDS Were condemned to be hanged which was accordingly done in the view of Many spectators whose strange and lamented impudence is never to be forgotten’.
The other side reads ‘17th century recipe - WITCH CAKE - To cure ague. Take a cake of barlymeal and mix it with childrens water, bake it, and feed it to the / dog If the dog shakes you will be cured.’
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 20/1973
- Collection Class
- Studio ceramics
- Material
- earthenware | | | |
- Common Name
- harvest jug
- Simple Name
- jug
- Inscription Transcription
- EXECUTION OF THREE WITCHES; 18th of August 1682 / Being proved guilty of / WITCHCRAFT / TEMPERACE & MARY. FLOYD. / with / SUSANNA EDWARDS / Were condemned to be hanged / which was accordingly done / in the view of Many spectators / whose strange and lamented / impudence is never to be / forgotten.; 17th century recipe / WITCH CAKE / To cure ague. Take a cake of barlymeal and / mix it with childrens water, / bake it, and feed it to the / dog If the dog shakes you / will be cured.
- Period Classification
- Modern (1945-)
- Production Town
- Monkleigh,Bideford
- Production County
- N. Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Date
- 1971
- Production Person Initials
- Harry
- Production Person Surname
- Juniper
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High