Pitcher
Able Symons (fl.1813)
Category
Ceramics
Date
1813
Materials
Ceramic
Measurements
254 x 203 mm
Order this imageCollection
Buckland Abbey, Devon
NT 809418
Caption
" The Potter fashioned me complete, as plainly doth appear for to supply the harvest men with good strong English beer. Drink round my jolly reapers and when the corn is cut we'll have the other jug - and cry A Neck, A Neck".
Summary
Pitcher with single handle, decorated with a stag and flowers, yellow on brown glaze. North Devon Harvest ware. Has a inscription written below the handle / The potter fashioned me complete as plainly doth / appear for to supply the harvest men with / good strong English beer Drink round my jolly recipes and when the corn is / cut we'll have the other jug-and / cry A neck, A neck / Able Symons 1813.
Marks and inscriptions
The potter fashioned me complete as plainly doth appear / for to supply the harvest men with / good strong English beer Drink round my jolly recipes and when the corn is / cut we'll have the other jug-and / cry A neck, A neck / Able Symons 1813 (below handle)
Makers and roles
Able Symons (fl.1813), maker (?)