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Jug with a coat of arms, 'Bartmann' and floral scrolls
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Jug with a coat of arms, 'Bartmann' and floral scrolls

anonymous · c. 1612 · vitrification; blocked; appliqué (techniek); relief (sculpture technique); fired; formed; kerven; ingriffen; stoneware; glaze; cobalt (mineral)

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

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Stoneware jug on a high foot with an egg-shaped body and a short, narrow neck with a pinched spout. The C-shaped handle is attached to the neck and shoulder. Profiles on the foot and the neck. Partially covered with cobalt blue. On the belly a wide band with incised scrolls and stamped flowers, interrupted three times by a printed and applied coat of arms in relief. Around the coat of arms the border inscription 'IOHANNA:VON:BERGHE:ZV:TRIPS:ANNO:1612'. The lower part of the belly with canelures and stamped decorative bands. On the shoulder four compartments with chip carving containing cut-out leaf shapes with stamped decoration. On the neck in relief a bearded man. Raeren.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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jug
Credit lineJug with a coat of arms, 'Bartmann' and floral scrolls. c. 1612. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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