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Jug with foliate scrolls, masks and chip carving
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Jug with foliate scrolls, masks and chip carving

anonymous · c. 1590 - c. 1620 · turning; vitrification; blocked; appliqué (techniek); relief (sculpture technique); slibtechniek; fired; formed; kerven; ingriffen; stoneware; glaze; engobe

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

About this work

Stoneware jug on a ring foot with a globular body and a wide neck. The C-shaped handle is attached to the neck and shoulder. Some profiles on the neck and foot. Covered with a brown engobe. On the belly a wide band with cut-out design, below and above a band with stamped rosettes. The shoulder and the lower part of the belly with engraved compartments, on the shoulder filled with stylized vines. On the neck in relief a stamped and applied band with leafy vines interrupted by masks in medallions. Bottom missing. Raeren.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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jug
Credit lineJug with foliate scrolls, masks and chip carving. c. 1590 - c. 1620. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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