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Jug with medallions
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Jug with medallions

anonymous · c. 1640 - c. 1670 · 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

Stoneware jug on a high foot with a globular body and short, wide neck. The C-shaped handle is attached to the neck and shoulder. Profiles on the neck and foot. Partially covered with cobalt blue glaze. The jug is decorated with a relief decoration in which the belly is largely covered with printed and applied medallions featuring a flower rosette against a blue background. Blue lines on the neck and foot. A tin mount with lid is attached to the handle; on the inside, a stamped mark of a tower with the letters 'CQ'. Westerwald.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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jugGermany
Credit lineJug with medallions. c. 1640 - c. 1670. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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