jug / King James II, 1689

Jug moulded in bamboo and rope pattern. Attached information claims that it was used by King James II to pour toddy, in the company of his army, at the house of the Cunningham Family at Castle Cooley, near Derry, in 1689. A note on the base reads that during the Siege of Derry King James II made it his headquarters for several days and an old manuscript records that the Cunninghams were on this occasion rewarded with the sum of £40 in gold.;