This pointed nose jug, forerunner of the well-known Bartmann jug, features a bearded face. The man shown is playing the bagpipes with his left hand. The bagpipe player had a somewhat negative image in the late Middle Ages and was associated with fools and idiots. Illustrations of pigs playing the bagpipes, which can be found in the margins of late mediaeval miniatures, but also in the shape of pewter insignias, have been interpreted as symbols of lust. A bagpipe player depicted on a round jug for wine or beer fits in with this image tradition. Illustrations of Shrove Tuesday also regularly feature bagpipe players.
Specifications
| Title | pointed nose jug |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Stoneware with applied relief and salt glaze |
| Object type |
Pointed nose jug
> Jug
> Holder
> Kitchen and household
> Utensil
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 24,7 cm Width 16,5 cm Depth 16 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Potter:
Anoniem
|
| Accession number | F 2260 (KN&V) |
| Credits | Gift Coll. Van Beuningen-de Vriese, 1990 |
| Department | Applied Arts & Design |
| Acquisition date | 1990 |
| Creation date | in 1475 - 1500 |
| Collector | Collector / Van Beuningen-de Vriese |
| Internal exhibitions |
Hand Made - Long Live Craft (2013) De ontdekking van het dagelijks leven - van Bosch tot Bruegel (2015) |
| External exhibitions |
Raerener Schätze kehren heim (2013) |
| Research |
Show research Alma |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Applied relief
> Decorative techniques
> Ceramic technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Archeological Find | Aachen > Germany > Western Europe > Europe |
| Place of manufacture | Aachen > Germany > Western Europe > Europe |
| Geographical origin | Germany > Western Europe > Europe |
