Ewers

Ewers are a tall vessel, often lidded, with a spout, used for containing water for handwashing; they frequently appear (at least iconographically speaking) with a bowl, used as a basin. An anthropomorphic or zoomorphic vessel used for this function is an "aquamanile."

Some of these are listed out of chronological sequence, especially when two or more ewers are strikingly similar -- for example, Met 1944(44.15) and British Museum ME OA 1848.8-5.2.

• Ewer made in Iran in the 7th century
• Bronze ewer made in Khorasan in the 8th-10th centuries (V&A 434-1906)
• The Buckley Ewer, made in Egypt or Iran c. 950-1050 (V&A C.126-1936)
• Rock crystal ewer, made in Cairo c. 1000-1050 (V&A 7904-1862)
• Ewer made in 12th century Iran
• Christ in front of Pilate, a bible (BNF Copte 13, fol. 82v), c. 1178-1180

Cockerel-Head Ceramic Ewers Ewer with fish-decorations, 13th century Kashan Ewer made in 13th century Iran Fritware ewer with paint and colored glaze, made in Kashan c. 1200-1220 (V&A C.170-1977)

• Ewer made in Khurasan, Iran, Seljuq period (1040-1196)
• High-spouted brass ewer made in Herat, Afghanistan, c. 1180-1200
• Molded fritware ewer with turquoise glaze, made in Gorgan or Kashan, c. 1220 (V&A LOAN:T.ADES.1)
• Brass ewer with inlaid and engraved decoration, made in western Iran c. 1220-1240 (V&A 381-1897)
• The Blacas Ewer, made in Mosul in 1232
• Banquet, Voeux du paon (BNF Fr. 790, fol. 135v), first quarter of the 14th century
• Rock crystal ewer made in Paris, c. 1300-1350 (V&A 857-1882)
• The so-called ewer of St. Elizabeth, 14th century
• Hexagonal ewer with enamelled scenes, 1320s
• Works of mercy, bible (BNF Grec 135, fol. 157), c. 1361-1362
• Mary Magdalene washing Christ's feet with her hair, Speculum humanae salviationis (BNF Arsenal 593, fol. 16), second part of the 14th century

Tripod Ewers The Gilbert Ewer, early 14th century Copper-alloy tripod ewers made in Flanders in the 14th-15th centuries (V&A M.202-1926 and also M.25-1939); the comments note that "It may have been used to serve mulled wine, which was a popular drink at the time. We are reasonably certain that it was not used to heat or serve water because other vessels served this function." Bronze tripod ewers found in Scotland, dating from the 14th or 15th centuries: Innermessan; Dalkieth; Loch Leys; Balgone (?); Balgone; Denny; Biggar; Hill of Auchintilloch; Castlelaw; Birrens; Closeburn Hall; Dunbar; Biggar; and Carleith

• Hexagonal ewer made in northern Europe in the 15th century, found at Urquhart Castle in Inverness-shire
• Octangular ewer made in northern Europe in the 15th century (its handle and spout broken off), found near Traquair in Peeblesshire
• A brass ewer made in 15th century Germany
• A brass ewer made in 15th century Germany
• Two brass ewers made in 15th century Germany
• Dragon-headed spout from a ewer made in northern Europe in the 15th century, found at Bothwell Castle in Lanarkshire
• A ewer with a lion at the spout and a serpent for the handle, made in germany c. 1401-1415
• A ewer, 15th century
• Christ before Pilate, The Hours of Marguerite d'Orléns (BNF Latin 1156 B, fol. 135), c. 1426
• Madonna with the Child Reading by Jan van Eyck, 1433
• Madonna with the Child by Robert Campin, c. 1433-1435
• Right wing of the Werl Altarpiece by Robert Campin, 1438
• Detail from the center panel of the Annunciation Triptych by Rogier van der Weyden, c. 1440
• Jason and Medea undress (fol. 18r) and Teuthras on his deathbed (fol. 97v), The Trojan War (ÖNB 2773), c. 1445-1450
• Detail with ewer and basin in The Death of Mary in an altarpiece from Klagenfurt, c. 1445-1455
• Brass ewers with a pedestal foot and zoomorphic handle and spout, made in Flanders in the 15th century (V&A 539-1869 and 540-1869)
• A ewer made in Nuremburg c. 1450

Euer when he clepithe, wayte redy & entende, basoun and ewere, & on your shuldur a towelle. John Russell's Book of Nurture

• The fabrication of glass objects, The book of simple medicines (BNF Fr. 19081, fol. 202), middle of the 15th century
• The fabrication of glass objects, The book of simple medicines (BNF Fr. 1312, fol. 45v), middle of the 15th century
• Detail from Madonna with the Child from Klosterneuburg, c. 1455-1465
• Pompey insults Plautius Hypsaeus (fol. 458v) and Massinissa guarded by his dogs (fol. 483v), Facta et dicta memorabilia (BNF Fr. 289), second half of the 15th century
• The marriage of Urien of Poitou and Hermine, Melusine (BNF Fr. 24383, fol. 14), second half of the 15th century
• The Circumcision of Christ by Friedrich Herlin, 1466
• A maiolica ewer in a detail from Adoration of the Magi by an artist in the circle of Frueauf, c. 1475-1485
• Alexander receives gifts, History of Alexander the Great (BNF Fr. 257, fol. 194v), fourth quarter of the 15th century
• Detail from The Adoration of the Magi, c. 1480-1490
• Detail from Christ before Pilate in an altarpiece at Fridolfing, c. 1485-1495
• Bronze ewer made in Hungary in the late 15th century (V&A 7850-1861)
• Brass ewer made in the Netherlands, Germany, and/or Syria, late 15th century (V&A M.32-1946)
• Brass ewer with silver and copper inlay, made in Egypt in 1496 (V&A 762-1900)
• A brass ewer made in Germany or the Netherlands in the 15th-16th centuries
• Ewer in lapis-blue glass with enamel, made in Venice c. 1480
• Glass ewer with gold leaf and enamel decoration, late 15th or early 16th century Murano
• Glass ewer, enamel and gilt, made in Venice c. 1500
• Job on the dungheap, Hours of Henry VIII (Morgan MS H.8, fol. 127v), c. 1500
• Brass ewer, made in the Netherlands c. 1500 (V&A 583-1865)
• Pewter ewer, made c. 1500
• Detail from Christ before Pilate by Jörg Breu the Elder, c. 1500-1502
• Silver-gilt ewer with enamelled Wild Man finial, made in Nuremburg c. 1500

Venetian Chalcedony Ewers Chalcedony ewer made in Venice c. 1450 Ewer, Venice, c. 1500 Chalcedony ewer, made in Venice c. 1500-1525 (V&A 1828-1855)

• The fabrication of glass objects, The book of simple medicines (BNF Fr. 12322, fol. 191), c. 1520-1530
• Porcelain ewer with the heraldry of the Portuguese family of Peixoto, made in Jingdezhen, China, c. 1522-1566 (V&A C.222-1931)
• Silver ewer made in Toledo or Cuenca c. 1530 (V&A M.471-1956)

Saint-Porchaire Ewers Saint-Porchaire ewer, made in france. c. 1530-1550 Ewer, Saint-Porchaire, c. 1540-1567

• Engraved brass ewer, made in Venice in the early 16th century (V&A M.43-1946)
• Brass ewer, engraved and damascened with silver, made in Venice or Cairo, 1450-1550 (V&A M.31-1946)
• Copper ewer made in Venice c. 1530 (V&A 579-1865)
• Copper ewer made in Venice in the 16th century (V&A 4892-1858)
• Gilt brass ewer made in Venice c. 1540 (V&A 8429-1863)
• Silver-gilt ewer with enamelled plaques, made in Istanbul c. 1530-1550 (V&A M.21-1987)
• Mold-blown glass ewer with applied blue decoration, made in 16th century northern Spain or southern France (V&A C.2482-1910)
• Bronze ewer found in the Highlands of Scotland, 16th century
• Bronze ewer found at Loanhead, 16th century
• Ewer made in 16th century France
• Silver-gilt ewer and basin made in mid-16th century Antwerp
• Ewer and basin of Charles V, 1558-1559
• Ewer by Gilles de Montmorency-Laval, c. 1559
• Crystal and silver-gilt ewer with the heraldry of John Erskine, Earl of Mar, made by James Cockie, c. 1565-1567
• Silver-gilt ewer and basin, made in Venice c. 1580 (V&A M.237&A-1956)
• Gilt silver ewer, made in 16th century Spain
• Silver ewer made in 16th century Spain
• Parcel-gilt silver ewer with basin, made in Spain c. 1580-1599 (V&A M.380-1956)
• Leaded-glass ewer made in 16th century England
• Ewer with a man holding a banner, France, second half of the 16th century (also here and here)
• The basin and ewer of Temperance made by François Briot, second half of the 16th century
• Lead-glazed earthenware ewers made by Bernard Palissy, second half of the 16th century (V&A 7178-1860 and also C.2306-1910)
• Copper ewer, made in Italy in the late 16th century (V&A M.11-1954)
• Soft-paste porcelain ewer manufactured in the Medici workshops c. 1575-1587
• Ewer with representations of the seasons and regions of the world by Caspar Enderlein, c. 1580-1600
• Parcel-gilt silver ewer and basin made by Abraham Pflegler I in 1583
• Silver-gilt ewer made by Agostino dei Musi, c. 1583-1584 (V&A M.250-1924)
• Brass ewer cast in the form of a mermaid, made in Flanders in the late 16th century (V&A M.40-1953)
• Fritware ewer, made in Iznik c. 1590-1600 (V&A 1708-1855)
• Copper ewer, c. 1591-1610
• Iznik ewer (second half of the 16th century) with English silver-gilt mounts (c. 1597-1598)
• Silver-gilt ewer with serpents for the handle and spout, made in London c. 1604-1605