Jug - So-called 'Bartmann jug' (Bartmannskrug)

Ceramics and Glass Collection

Accession Nr.: 52.3668.1
Date of production:
mid 16th century
Place of production: Cologne (presumably);
Materials: stoneware
Techniques: brown-glazed; decorated with transfer print (decal); moulded decoration
Dimensions:
height: 15 cm
diameter: 11 cm
base diameter: 7 cm
The pear-shaped bowl stands on a round base. Its front is decorated with a sculpted portrait of a bearded man. The middle band shows lines of palmettes and tendrils among them are recurring medallions of a female head.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Lovag Zsuzsa: Az Iparművészeti Múzeum. (kézirat). Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1994. - Nr. 164.
  • Szerk.: Péter Márta: Reneszánsz és manierizmus. Az európai iparművészet korszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1988. - Nr. 210. (Cserey Éva)