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Jug with a coat of arms, medallions and foliate scrolls
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Jug with a coat of arms, medallions and foliate scrolls

anonymous · c. 1580 - c. 1620 · turning; vitrification; appliqué (techniek); relief (sculpture technique); slibtechniek; fired; formed; ingriffen; stoneware; glaze; engobe

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Stoneware jug on a high foot with an egg-shaped body and a wide, long neck. The C-shaped handle is attached to the neck and shoulder. Profiles on the neck and foot. Covered with a brown engobe. On the belly three times in relief a stamped and applied medallion containing a coat of arms. The coat of arms consists of a zigzag band with inverted crenellations. The shield is surrounded by leafy vines and as a crest a man with an arrow in his hand is used. At the top the inscription 'WINANT VON KREPS/ 84'. On the neck an applied band with portraits or masks in medallions interrupted by a flower surrounded by leafy vines and scrollwork. Raeren.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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jug
Credit lineJug with a coat of arms, medallions and foliate scrolls. c. 1580 - c. 1620. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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