Jug with pewter lid

Ceramics and Glass Collection

Accession Nr.: 53.2292.1
Materials: pewter; stoneware
Techniques: painted with underglaze cobalt; salt glazed
Dimensions:
height: 28 cm
opening diameter: 6 cm
base diameter: 9,5 cm

The egg-shaped bowl stands on a round base. The bottom is decorated with pared leaf motifs. The broad middle band shows herms, columns and arches, with the busts of the seven electors in the arches. The last arch is dated 1603. The top part is decorated with lattice-work and rosettes the short nack with flowers and rosettes. Splayed, joined rim with a mask lip.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Péter Márta: Reneszánsz és manierizmus. Az európai iparművészet korszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1988. - Nr. 223. (Tompos Lilla, Cserey Éva)