Jug and Cover
ca. 1827 (made)
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Pear-shaped with wide neck, projecting lip, loop handle, spreading fott and domed cover with round knob. Painted in blue, yellow, green and manganese-purple. On the front, enclosed by garlands of forget-me-nots, is a shield of arms, quarterly, 1 and 4 (or, a mermaid carrying an anchor on her shoulder, proper); 2 and 3 (azure, a ship argent); over all an escutcheon of pretence with the charge indistinctly rendered in green with helmet, crest and mantling and an inscription.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Tin-glazed earthenware painted in colours with the arms of Xaver Lucas Merhart von Bernegg. German (Durlach), about 1827 |
| Physical description | Pear-shaped with wide neck, projecting lip, loop handle, spreading fott and domed cover with round knob. Painted in blue, yellow, green and manganese-purple. On the front, enclosed by garlands of forget-me-nots, is a shield of arms, quarterly, 1 and 4 (or, a mermaid carrying an anchor on her shoulder, proper); 2 and 3 (azure, a ship argent); over all an escutcheon of pretence with the charge indistinctly rendered in green with helmet, crest and mantling and an inscription. |
| Marks and inscriptions | Gott Geb Gnad. Zum Andenken von Xaver Lucas Merhart Edler von Bernegg Hauptmann Sant [Samt] Frau.
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| Credit line | Given by Sir William M. T. Lawrence, Bt |
| Object history | Given by Sir William Lawrence, Bt. At the time of acquisition this was considered to be a coffee pot, Swiss and early 19th century. In the 30s/50s it was changed to Durlach, end of 18th century. A coffee pot in the Karlsruhe Badisches Landesmuseum, dated 1827, has the same form of this coffee pot (see Refs.). |
| Historical context | (23 Nov.1956) Letter in Register from Gero v. Merhart Bernegg: Xaver Lucas Merhart v. Bernegg lived 1783-1849. His first marriage was in 1806. A fayence factory was established in Durlach by Johann Adam Benckieser in 1749. It continued in operation until 1840. |
| Production | Made in Durlach |
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| Bibliographic reference | Durlacher Fayencen, exhibition catalogue, Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe, 1975 |
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| Accession number | C.292&A-1914 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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