Post Medieval Bellarmine Jar

16th century AD. A salt-glazed stoneware jug of bartmannskrug type with bulbous body, broad base, ribbed collar and strap handle, applied 'bartmann' bearded mask to the neck and heraldic panel below. See Klinge, E. Duits Steengoed, Amsterdam, 1996, item 2 for type. 632 grams, 18.8cm (7 1/2"). From an important English collection; acquired in the 1990s.
Condition Report: Fine condition, some restoration.