English Ridgway Eglinton Tournament Relief-Molded Stoneware Jug or Pitcher, circa 1840

English relief-molded white stoneware jug or pitcher by W. Ridgway, Son & Co. of Hanley, Staffordshire, impressed on the base "Published by W. Ridgway, Son & Co. Hanley September 1 1840." The design celebrates the Eglinton Tournament of August 1839, when the Earl of Eglinton staged a full medieval joust at his castle in Ayrshire before some 100,000 spectators, famously washed out by a downpour. Armored knights charge on caparisoned horses beneath Gothic arches above a band of fruiting grapevines, with a rustic branch handle. The same jug is held in the collections of the V&A in London and the Yale Center for British Art. Price includes shipping!

KEY FEATURES

• Maker / Manufactory: William Ridgway, Son & Co., Hanley, Staffordshire
• Material: White stoneware with relief-molded decoration
• Marks: Impressed "Published by W. Ridgway, Son & Co. Hanley September 1 1840" with size number 12
• Technique: Relief-molded "Eglinton Tournament" pattern: jousting knights, Gothic arches and a grapevine band

DETAILS

• Country: UK
• Condition: Good (see photos for flake and hairline)
• Year: 1840s
• Dimensions: H 7.5" x W 5" x D 5"