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Jug with a coat of arms and floral scrolls
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Jug with a coat of arms and floral scrolls

anonymous · c. 1595 - c. 1625 · turning; vitrification; blocked; 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.

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Stoneware jug on a ring foot with a printed globular body and a narrow, tapering neck. The C-shaped handle is attached to the neck and shoulder. A profile on the neck. Partially covered in cobalt blue. The front of the belly features a printed and applied alliance coat of arms with leafy scrolls and the inscription '+HANS:GERHART:V:W:D:IVDIT:V:BELV'. One coat of arms has an inverted V and a dog's head as a crest. The other coat of arms has a rearing unicorn, also as a crest. The medallion is surrounded by stamped and engraved flower scrolls cut out in blue. A decorative band on the shoulder. Raeren.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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jug
Credit lineJug with a coat of arms and floral scrolls. c. 1595 - c. 1625. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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