Post-Medieval — Early 16th century
Tri-handled mug
Rareren in the old Duchy of Limbourg is situated in Belgium, ten kilometres south-west of Aachen and one kilometre from the present German border. Although the potteries produced a wide range of products, the biconic jug was particularly favoured in England. The whitish-grey fabric and glossy interior and exterior glaze is characteristic of Raeren production in the first half of the 16th century. Pots of similar form are widely represented in German and Flemish still-life and genre paintings, such as The Wedding Feast by Pieter Brueghel, dating to the 1560s in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna). In contrast to other stoneware centres, Raeren production was primarily focussed on the domestic market and rarely exported.
- Category:
- Post-Medieval
- Object ID:
- 5852
- Object name:
- Tri-handled mug
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- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- early 16th century
- Material:
ceramic, stoneware, Raeren
- Measurements/duration:
- H 132 mm, DM (base) 80 mm, DM (body) 105 mm (overall)
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 40%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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