Jug
1875 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Salt-glazed stoneware jug with moulded decoration and patches of cobalt-blue, imitating German stonewares of around 1625 from the Westerwald. Moulded in sections and assembled. Groups of figures beneath arcades are embossed on the body, and a bearded mask on the spout.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware 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 with moulded decoration and patches of cobalt-blue, imitating German stonewares of around 1625 from the Westerwald. Moulded in sections and assembled. Groups of figures beneath arcades are embossed on the body, and a bearded mask on the spout. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 941A-1875 |
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| Record created | April 11, 2000 |
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