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Description: | A large body sherd from a jug broken into two pieces. The sherd is a pale grey cream stoneware with a mottled brown glaze on the outside. It is decorated with a moulded medallion containing a coat of arms. The arms are in a scroll edged shield and topped with a crown. They are divided into 5 with three cells in the top row containing (left to right) a lion rampart, sun and lion rampart, the lower row has a one cell containing a horizontal chequy band on the left and in the right cell are three chevons.The sherd is 104.4mm long, 85.2mm wide and 8.2mm thick; it weighs 82 grams.This type of pottery was produced in Frechen, Germany. The most common Frechen Ware was the `Bellarmine' or Bartman jug. It is a jug with a bearded face on the neck and a medallion on the body. Jugs with medallions on the body but no face were also produced. These jugs were shipped in mass quantities to England between 1550 and 1700. They were mainly used in inns and taverns for storing and serving wine. The coats of arms portrayed included various towns, patrons and makers.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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