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Jug with a portrait and lions
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Jug with a portrait and lions

anonymous · c. 1672 - c. 1699 · turning; vitrification; blocked; appliqué (techniek); relief (sculpture technique); fired; formed; ingriffen; stoneware; glaze; cobalt (mineral)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Stoneware jug on a stand with a globular belly and narrow neck. The C-shaped handle is attached to the neck and shoulder. Profiles on the neck. Partially covered with cobalt blue. On the shoulder an incised line with above it a band with stamped half-circles with flower against a blue background. The belly with three embossed and applied medallions in relief, the middle one flanked by crowned lions. In the medallions a portrait with the border inscription 'ICH.BRINS.DER.HERS.LEBSTEN.VM.I.FRVNTLICHEN.KVS.1672'. Westerwald.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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jug
Credit lineJug with a portrait and lions. c. 1672 - c. 1699. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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