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Jug with monkey heads and achorns
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Jug with monkey heads and achorns

anonymous · c. 1630 - c. 1660 · turning; vitrification; 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

Jug (trick jug) of stoneware on a high foot with a globular body and an openwork neck with a short spout just below the rim. The C-shaped handle is attached to the neck and shoulder. At the bottom of the jug there is a hole on the inside, through which the liquid can flow via a tube in the wall, handle and rim out through the spout. Partially covered with cobalt blue. On the body three medallions with pointed leaf motifs; in the center an ape's head. Between the medallions always two acorns. Westerwald.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineJug with monkey heads and achorns. c. 1630 - c. 1660. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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