Jug
1875 (made)
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Salt-glazed stoneware jug, one of a pair, with moulded decoration and patches of cobalt-blue, imitating German stonewares of around 1625 from the Westerwald. Moulded in sections and assembled. Round the body are embossed figures of the Electors of the Holy Roman Empire, and on the lip is a bearded mask.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware jug with moulded decoration and patches of cobalt-blue |
| Brief description | Salt-glazed stoneware jug, made by Merkelbach and Wick, Grenzhausen (Germany), 1875. |
| Physical description | Salt-glazed stoneware jug, one of a pair, with moulded decoration and patches of cobalt-blue, imitating German stonewares of around 1625 from the Westerwald. Moulded in sections and assembled. Round the body are embossed figures of the Electors of the Holy Roman Empire, and on the lip is a bearded mask. |
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| Object history | Made near Coblenz and purchased from Louis Ravené, a Berlin collector, dealer and maker of art enamels. These jugs imitate German stonewares from the Westerwald of around 1625, although, unlike the originals, which were thrown and decorated with applied 'sprigs', they were moulded in sections and assembled. Like electrotypes they were intended as models for art students. |
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| Accession number | 947A-1875 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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