In the farmhouses of Alsace, on the border between France and Germany, jugs like these carried the water and the wine to the table every day. Handmade in the late 19th century, each one is grey stoneware with a ringed neck, a looped handle, and cobalt flowers and scrolls brushed on by hand, so no two are painted alike. Potters from Germany’s Westerwald brought the craft to the Alsatian village of Betschdorf in 1717, throwing salt into the hot kiln so it fused onto the clay as a hard, watertight glaze. Sylvie sets it on the kitchen table with a single stem in its narrow neck. Five sizes available, each sold separately.
