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Pitcher with shells, triangles and flower roundels
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Pitcher with shells, triangles and flower roundels

anonymous · c. 1650 - c. 1724 · turning; vitrification; blocked; appliqué (techniek); 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 foot ring with an egg-shaped belly and long, narrow neck. The C-shaped handle is attached to the neck and shoulder. Decorated in cobalt blue with on the neck a profile and two incised lines. On the shoulder a band with nine stamped shells against a blue background. Below that a band with seven triangles formed by six stamped lozenges each in blue with a reserved dot. Between the triangles a floral rosette. Under the handle the inscription 'I K' in blue. Westerwald.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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jug
Credit linePitcher with shells, triangles and flower roundels. c. 1650 - c. 1724. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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