Raeren Pottery Jug

Wine bottles as we know them were not found in medieval and renaissance europe. Beer and wine were fermented and stored in wooden barrels. Pottery jugs were most commonly used to serve beverages. In order to present my brews in a more authentic manner, I recently purchased a reproduction of this type of jug, which was common in Germany and England in the early to mid 16th century.

2000 years of pottery forms and shapes Early Post-medieval AD 1450 - 1600

Common name Rhenish stonewares

Class Baluster drinking jug and rounded drinking cup

Height left, 240mm right, 180mm

Identifier PW36

Production centre in the vicinity of Siegburg, Rhineland

Distribution across northern Europe

Use drinking vessels

Date 16th century AD

Published in Mellor 1997b, Fig 7, 9

Historic context the tall vessel was found in the making of King Edward Street,
Oxford and the other vessel was found in digging for foundations on the site of the
Three Cups Inn, Queen Street, Oxford