BELLARMINE/BARTMANN STONEWARE JUG CIRCA 1650 GOOD CONDITION

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MODERN FIND S201 3 BELLARMINE/BARTMANN STONEWARE JUG CIRCA 1650 GOOD CONDITION BEAUTIFUL PIECE WHICH HAS A SMALL NIP AT THE BASE BUT GREAT CONDITION FOR THE AGE.THE YEAR FOR THESE PIECES ARE CIRCA 1650 BUT VERY HARD TO TELL.FRONT HAS THE FAMOUS BEARDED MAN AND BELOW A LOGO WHICH IS NORMALLY WHERE THE ITEM WOULD BE SENT.THIS ONE SAYS-ME FECIE THOMOS.THIS DATE IS MY OPINION AND YOU SHOULD DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH AND MAKE YOUR OWN MIND UP AS I AM NOT 100% ON THE DATE SO AGE UNKNOWN. ITEM MEASURES 8.5" HIGH BY 6" ACROSS A Bartmann jug (from German Bartmann, "bearded man"), also called Bellarmine jug, is a type of decorated stoneware that was manufactured in Europe throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, especially in the Cologne region in what is today western Germany. The signature decorative detail was a bearded face mask appearing on the lower neck of the vessel. They were made as jugs, bottles and pitchers in various sizes and for a multitude of uses, including storage of food or drink, decanting wine and transporting goods. The popular alternative name "Bellarmine" is recorded earliest in 1634, and is in popular tradition associated with the cardinal Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621), a fierce opponent of Protestantism in the Low Countries and northern Germany. The reason for the association with Bellarmino is not entirely clear but read more
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