LIVERPOOL DELFTWARE BLUE AND WHITE PUZZLE JUG CIRCA 1760

Inscribed on the front with the toping verse: "Here Gentlemen Come try your skill..."

Mill Run Antiques, Spring City, Pennsylvania.

Half the circumference of the rim is restored through midway the neck, covering break/s; the restoration is old and has yellowed. There is some typical very minor chipping along the edges. There is an approximate 1-inch haircrack running parallel on the neck below the piercings. There are some minor occasional scratches to the glaze.
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Variously decorated examples inscribed with the same toping verse are illustrated in Frank Britton, English Defltware in the Bristol Collection, pp. 90-91, cat. nos. 6.14 - 6.18. Another similar example is illustrated in Michael Archer, Delftware in the Fitzwilliam Museum, p. 196, cat. no. D.12.