Siegburg Baluster Jug with Silver-Gilt Mounts
Siegburg Baluster Jug with Silver-Gilt Mounts
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Published 2020-09-21T15:46:12+00:00
Culture: Medieval Material: Salt-glazed stoneware Dims: H 24cm W 13cm D 10cm Accession No: MG 077 Current Location: The Hunt Museum, Limerick. A single-handled jug with silver mounts on the lid, collar, handle and foot. Decorated with a leaf and strapwork neck frieze with cherubs heads in a circle at each end. In the middle there is a heart and mask. The upper slopes of the body are decorated with a criss-cross geometric design and the lower part of the body is decorated with gadrooning. The later mounts are decorated with a floral motif. The thumb plate has a mark, R.B.E. Siegburg stoneware is handmade with a distinctive grey-white glaze. Decoration is pressed on meaning large volumes can be made quickly. These jugs spread afar through the development of trading posts by the Hanseatic League. More.
| Date de publication | 21/09/2020 |
| Titre | Siegburg Baluster Jug with Silver-Gilt Mounts |
| Accession | MG 077 |
| Record | https://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/siegburg-baluster-jug-with-silver-gilt-mounts/ |
| Localisation | Hunt Museum |