Harvest jug
Inscribed: the fearful hare doth run a pace because the honds are on thare chace : the countrey hee is forst to fly : whilst thy are out with hue and cry : nature hath taught him in this strife to seeke for to presarve his life which hee by running doth obtaine and then the hounds returne a gaine the huntsmen seing that doth cry : lett him goe his meat is dry : ile to my landladay with speed for I have greater need.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 233/1978
- Category
- Decorative Art
- Collection Class
- British ceramics
- Material
- earthenware
- Common Name
- harvest jug
- Simple Name
- jug
- Inscription Transcription
- M P M / 1703; the fearful / hare doth run a pace because the honds / are on thare chace : the countrey hee is forst to fly : whilst thy / are out with hue and cry : nature hath taught him in this strife to seeke / for to presarve his life which hee by running doth obtaine and then the hounds returne / a gaine the huntsmen seing that doth cry : lett him goe his meat is dry : ile to my landladay with / speed for I have greater need.
- Period Classification
- Queen Anne (1702-1714)
- Production County
- N Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Date
- c 1703
- Production Person Surname
- potter unknown
- Production Year Low
- 1702
- Production Year High
- 1703
