Decorative vase on a small table in front of a black fireplace.
Decorative ceramic pitcher with horse and floral patterns on a limed wood table.
Decorative ceramic pitcher with whippet design on a small round wooden table against a dark background
Decorative ceramic vase with floral patterns on a small round table against a dark background
Decorative vase with floral patterns on a small round table against a dark background
Decorative vase on a small table in front of a black fireplace. Decorative ceramic pitcher with horse and floral patterns on a limed wood table. Decorative ceramic pitcher with whippet design on a small round wooden table against a dark background Decorative ceramic vase with floral patterns on a small round table against a dark background Decorative vase with floral patterns on a small round table against a dark background

Annabel Pearl

The Friendship Harvest Jug

£685
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The Friendship Harvest Jug

‘As a ring is round and hath no end so is my love unto my friend’.

Taken from British 17th Century carved Posy Rings.

A beautiful whippet and a horse are the stars of the show of The Friendship Jug. They speak of the love and friendship we have with our beloved creature, and human companions.  The jug’s handle is flanked by Parrot Tulips, and the base is decorated with the gentle bowing heads of Oxlips; Suffolk’s county flower. Wild Garlic curls along the base and a hare, a crocus and Duke of Burgundy butterfly dance in the Spring Suffolk breeze.

Approximate Dimensions: Height 30cm, Diameter 27cm

Part of the spring collection of Suffolk Harvest Jugs for The Merchant’s Table by artist Annabel Pearl including The Lady Drury Harvest Jug and The Joy unto This Home Harvest Jug.

Harvest jugs started to be made in the early eighteenth century as vessels to serve ale or cider in at the harvest celebrations, and these simple terracotta and slipware jugs bring a feeling of everyday joyful celebration into a home.

As harvest jugs grew in popularity and became highly desirable their status grew.  Soon they were being commissioned by aristocrats, farmers, and landowners to commemorate special occasions and became prized possessions in England and America.  These handcrafted keepsakes rarely left the families they were made for and are now highly collectible as much for their beauty as for their importance as artefacts of social history.

The harvest jugs Annabel made for The Merchant’s Table all honour both the imagery and ceramic techniques used by the Master Craftsmen family: George, Robert and Edwin Beer Fishley whose beautiful work can be found in The Fitzwilliam Museum. The decorative vitality of the Fishley harvest jugs is charming and soulful, and their rotund bellies abundantly express sentiments of love, joy and friendship.

Using traditional terracotta and cream slip, Annabel has drawn into the clay with sgraffito and finished the jugs with a warm honey-coloured glaze.  The visual stories and imagery she has decorated the jugs with depict the plants, animals, birds and myths of the magical landscape of Suffolk.

 

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Once your online transaction has been completed your order will be confirmed by email within 24 hours. If your order is placed on a Friday, or over the weekend, your item will be shipped within 3 days from the Monday. Orders are posted Wednesday to Saturday.

Using Royal Mail our shipping rates are calculated based on the estimated weight and size of the items. 

You have the option of First Class Delivery (which cannot be tracked), or Tracked delivery ( to enable you to track your package through all stages of the delivery process)

UK CUSTOMERS

Please allow 3-5 working days for delivery in the UK. In most cases it will be less.

INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS

We do ship outside of the UK and are delighted to do so, but we ask you to email, susanna@themerchantstable.co.uk, so we may give you an accurate shipping cost to your destination.

Any customs or import duties are charged once the parcel reaches its destination country. These charges must be paid by the recipient of the parcel. Unfortunately, we have no control over these charges, and cannot tell you what the cost would be, as customs policies and import duties vary widely from country to country.

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Please be aware that your parcel can be also delayed by customs and subsequent charges can be applied. We have no control over this, and cannot supply any details why or for how long your parcel will be delayed.

If you wish to return a purchase please notify us at susanna@themerchantstable.co.uk

If you are unhappy with our products in any way, they can be returned provided they are in saleable condition.

If you wish to return your item and receive a full refund items need to posted/couriered back to us within 7 days of being received by you.

Please note refunds to Debit/Credit Cards normally clear in 1/2 days after receipt of the returned goods.

Returns received outside the above time frame will not be accepted. For all returns you will be required to arrange and pay for the return of the products to us.

We will only accept returns provided the goods are received by us in the condition they were in when delivered to you.

ADDRESS FOR ALL RETURNS & EXCHANGES

Please returns items to: 

The Merchant’s Table
10 Church Street
Woodbridge
Suffolk IP12 1DH

The Maker

Annabel Pearl

Annabel Pearl is an artist, illustrator and writer living and working in Suffolk. Through a variety of media including painting, photography, video, cyanotype, and drawing. Annabel engages the viewer in untold tales of wonder.
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