Measurements: approx. 18 cm tall x 16 cm wide
Available in January 
 
A beautifully aged Hungarian folk jug from the Great Plain (Alföld), carrying every bit of the charm and history you’d hope for in a true old-soul piece. The shape is the classic alföldi korsó, once used daily in rural kitchens for holding water, milk, or aludttej (soured milk), and sometimes brought out for flowers on feast days. It’s one of those hardworking, humble vessels that never left the heart of the home.
The decoration is a wonderful example of the region’s pottery traditions, vertical blue stripes symbolising cleanliness and order, paired with a hand-painted floral band inspired by Hungarian embroidery motifs. The red, blue, and green flowers represent life, health, and protection of the household, a theme that runs through Hungarian folk art.
Time has worn away parts of the glaze, revealing soft clay beneath, giving it that textured, lived-in look we all love. It’s a piece that doesn’t pretend to be perfect, it simply carries its age beautifully.
While floral-striped jugs were once common in village kitchens, pieces of this size with intact decoration are getting increasingly rare to find, especially outside Hungary. It’s a lovely, decorative jug with a soft, rustic feel, perfect on open shelving, a console table, or as a characterful vase for a handful of garden stems.
A true old-world charmer with so much soul.