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Production: Unidentified Siegburg pottery
Pale buff stoneware, thrown and turned, with applied strap handle, applied moulded reliefs, and salt-glaze. The bottle has a long neck with a turned rim, rising from a bulbous body standing on a flat, turned base. A strap handle with a vertical depression is attached to the shoulder and neck. On the front of the neck and shoulder there is a moulded bearded face mask, and on the widest part of the body, three applied moulded medallions of the arms of the Duchy of Jülich, Cleves and Berg with the date 1585.above.
History note: Mr Jennings, Bournemouth, where viewed in April 1921; sent to Cambridge on approval and bought for £4 on 21 April 1921 by Dr J.W.L. Glaisher, FRS, Trinity College, Cambridge
Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest
Height: 24.6 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928-12-07) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr
16th Century, Late
Production date:
circa
AD 1585
: dated
Bearded facemasks may have originated in the Wild Man, a legendary creature in north European folklore, who was believed to inhabit mountainous and forested regions. They were used more frequently on jugs of this form made in Frechen and Cologne, than on Siegburg ware. In 1685 when this jug was made, the ruler of the Duchy of Jülich, Cleves and Berg was Duke William 'the Rich' (1516-92), who had ruled since 1539.
Surface
composed of
glaze
( presumed ash-glaze)
Base
Diameter 9 cm
Inscription present: situated within each of the three medallions over the coat-of-arms
Inscription present: rectangular white paper stick-on label with a dark blue line border on the left top and right sides
Accession number: C.2008-1928
Primary reference Number: 72993
Old object number: 3848
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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