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Tankard
Hilgers, Hans - Enlarge image
Tankard
- Place of origin:
Siegburg, Germany (made)
- Date:
ca. 1580-1600 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Hilgers, Hans (probably, maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Stoneware with applied moulded decoration
- Credit Line:
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
- Museum number:
4784-1901
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Asia & Europe, room 137, case 52, shelf 2
Physical description
Tankard of white stoneware, with applied moulded decoration, depicting scenes from the parable of The Prodigal Son. The scenes are in Gothic arched panels with the inscriptions in cartouches below and grotesque figures and leafy scrolls above. The upper and lower portions of the tankard are decorated with mouldings.
Place of Origin
Siegburg, Germany (made)
Date
ca. 1580-1600 (made)
Artist/maker
Hilgers, Hans (probably, maker)
Materials and Techniques
Stoneware with applied moulded decoration
Marks and inscriptions
'HER WNTFENG ER SEIN GELT VN SVGT HINEWICH'
'HER VERSRET ER SEIN GELT MIT WNSVCHT'
'HER BEKLAG ER SICH WN KVMPT SO GENA'
Dimensions
Height: 25.4 cm, Diameter: 8.6 cm
Object history note
Jermyn Street Collection.
Descriptive line
Tankard depicting scenes from the parable of The Prodigal Son, probably made by Hans Hilgers, Siegburg, Germany about 1580-1600, stoneware with applied moulded decoration
Labels and date
Tankard depicting scenes from the parable of The Prodigal Son
Probably made by Hans Hilgers, Siegburg, Germany about 1580-1600
Stoneware with applied moulded decoration
4784-1901 Jermyn Street Collection [16/07/2008]
Materials
Stoneware
Techniques
Applied work
Subjects depicted
Leaf scrolls; Grotesques
Categories
Ceramics; Stoneware
Collection code
CER
