Jug
1598 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This jug was made at Raeren, now just over the Belgian border. By the end of the 16th century the potters of Raeren had perfected their range of massive salt-glazed stoneware pots. They usually covered them with applied, cut and stamped decoration. However, these sophisticated pots were not imported into Britain until the 19th century, when collectors began to appreciate their value as examples of Renaissance art.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Salt-glazed stoneware |
| Brief description | Salt-glazed stoneware panel jug with moulded applied decoration. Raeren, dated 1598. |
| Physical description | Salt-glazed stoneware panel jug with moulded applied decoration including the arms of Cologne and Spiers and the date 1598. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Dit is ein kunst, die kumpt ausz Gottes Gunst; wer die kunst noch so schon, so mosse sei sich Geffen zu den Dot 598' |
| Object history | Formerly in the Jean d'Huyvetter Collection in Gent and illustrated in the catalogue of his collection of 1829, Pl.II, II Acquired from the sale of this collection in 1851 by Weckherlin. Sale Catalogue Gent 1851, p. 9, lot 72 formerly in the Weckherlin Collection |
| Summary | This jug was made at Raeren, now just over the Belgian border. By the end of the 16th century the potters of Raeren had perfected their range of massive salt-glazed stoneware pots. They usually covered them with applied, cut and stamped decoration. However, these sophisticated pots were not imported into Britain until the 19th century, when collectors began to appreciate their value as examples of Renaissance art. |
| Bibliographic reference | Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. London : V&A Publications, 1999. 144 p., ill. ISBN 185177260X |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 772-1868 |
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| Record created | November 15, 2002 |
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