Antique brown salt glazed Bartmann stoneware beer jug with bearded man decoration
A striking brown salt glazed continental beer flagon example likely a 19th century copy of the famous 16th and 17th century pieces.
A Bartmann jug (from German Bartmann, 'bearded man'), also called a Bellarmine jug, is a type of decorated salt-glazed stoneware that was manufactured in Europe throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, especially in the Cologne region, in what is today western Germany. The characteristic decorative detail is 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.
A striking decorative example having a well-executed face decoration. The jug is in a good clean condition being free of any visible faults or defects.
Height 20cm
Antique brown salt glazed Bartmann stoneware beer jug with bearded man decoration
A striking brown salt glazed continental beer flagon example likely a 19th century copy of the famous 16th and 17th century pieces.
A Bartmann jug (from German Bartmann, 'bearded man'), also called a Bellarmine jug, is a type of decorated salt-glazed stoneware that was manufactured in Europe throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, especially in the Cologne region, in what is today western Germany. The characteristic decorative detail is 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.
A striking decorative example having a well-executed face decoration. The jug is in a good clean condition being free of any visible faults or defects.
Height 20cm
