- Object name(s):
- Bellarmine jug
- Brief description:
- This pottery fragment was once part of a Bellarmine jug – thought to be named after the Italian Cardinal, Roberto Bellarmino, who was a fierce opponent of Protestantism in the early 1600s – and is over 400 years old! Distinctive for their depictions of bearded faces (possibly based upon the mythical wild man from northern European folklore) these stoneware jugs were salt glazed, giving them a pitted appearance. Bellarmine jugs were originally made in western Germany and were popular across northern Europe. This fragment was excavated in Halcyon Road and donated to the museum in 1997.
- Collection:
- Newton Abbot Museum
- Associated concept:
- Archaeology
- Dimension:
- 86mm x85mmx58mm
- Object name:
- Bellarmine jug (fragment)
- Object number:
- 1997.41.4
- Reproduction number:
- P7235868.jpg
- Right note:
- image belongs to Newton Abbot Museum, not to be reproduced without permission
- Text:
- if you would like to find out more about any of the items in our collection, you can contact the museum via our website: https://museum-newtonabbot.org.uk/
- Text reason:
- Museum website
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Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
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