An Introduction to Redcliff Ware Jugs Produced in Bristol

In 1970 medieval pottery production waste and an abundance of post-medieval pottery were recovered from pits during a salvage excavation on Redcliff Hill, Bristol, opposite the church of St Mary Redcliff. The distinctive wheel-thrown pottery type, a successor to Ham Green ware, was thus named Redcliff ware, after the site where it was found. It has also been referred to as Bristol ware. This paper briefly characterises the ware in terms of both fabric and form.