Jug
ca. 1550 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The earliest European stoneware was produced in the Rhineland in 1300-50, having developed separately from the East Asian tradition. After 1400, potters learned to throw salt into the kiln to create a tight-fitting glaze. Salt-glazed stonewares became very popular and were widely exported. This type of jug is called a Bartmann ('beard man') in German, a reference to the bearded face on the neck.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware, with relief-moulded decoration and iron wash |
| Brief description | C |
| Physical description | Globular, with short cylindrical neck and vertical loop handle, the exterior moulded with trailing leafy stems and the neck with a bearded face |
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| Summary | The earliest European stoneware was produced in the Rhineland in 1300-50, having developed separately from the East Asian tradition. After 1400, potters learned to throw salt into the kiln to create a tight-fitting glaze. Salt-glazed stonewares became very popular and were widely exported. This type of jug is called a Bartmann ('beard man') in German, a reference to the bearded face on the neck. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 112-1908 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2009 |
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