Object number
A3057
Description
Stoneware jug; 'Bellarmine' or Frechen item; salt glaze stoneware; bulbous vessel; applied loop handle; applied 'mask' of bearded face on neck; medallion with coat of arms & indecipherable motto on body; reconstructed from fragments. Probably made in the Netherlands, this vessel incorporates a satirical image of Cardinal Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621). He was an opponent of the Dutch Reformed Church.
Production period
late 16th or 17th century
Object name
Material
Dimensions
- height: 215 mm
- diameter: 140 mm
