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

anonymous · c. 1632 - c. 1650 · turning; vitrification; appliqué (techniek); relief (sculpture technique); fired; formed; ingriffen; stoneware; glaze; cobalt (mineral); tin (metal)

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

About this work

Jug of stoneware on a foot ring 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 engraved line with above it a band of stamped half-circles against a blue background. The belly features three impressed and applied relief medallions, the central one flanked by crowned lions. In the medallions, a portrait with the border inscription 'ICH.BRINS.DER.HERS.LEBSTENVM.I.ERVNT[...].1632'. A mount with a lid is attached to the handle. On the inside of the lid, a struck mark. Westerwald.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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jug
Credit lineJug with a portrait and lions. c. 1632 - c. 1650. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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