Tankard (schnelle) with coats of arms and Mercury, Jupiter and Venus, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1610 Jug (schnelle) of stoneware with a cylindrical, slightly tapered body and C-shaped ear. Profiles above the foot and below the edge. On the body in relief three rows of three printed and imposed medallions. The middle row with the personifications of Mercury, with the inscription 'Mercvrivs', Jupiter, with 'IVPeter' and Venus. In the top row from left to right: the weapon of Cologne, the national weapon and the coat of arms of the Pfalz. The bottom row from left to right: Unidentified weapon with
Tankard (schnelle) with coats of arms and Mercury, Jupiter and Venus, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1610 Jug (schnelle) of stoneware with a cylindrical, slightly tapered body and C-shaped ear. Profiles above the foot and below the edge. On the body in relief three rows of three printed and imposed medallions. The middle row with the personifications of Mercury, with the inscription 'Mercvrivs', Jupiter, with 'IVPeter' and Venus. In the top row from left to right: the weapon of Cologne, the national weapon and the coat of arms of the Pfalz. The bottom row from left to right: Unidentified weapon with the date '1589', the weapon of the Elector Aartsbishop van Keulen and the weapon of the Keurvorst of Brandenburg. A pewter frame attached to the ear; Lid is missing. Siegburg. Siegburg Stoneware. Glaze. frame: tin (metal) vitrification Jug (schnelle) of stoneware with a cylindrical, slightly tapered body and C-shaped ear. Profiles above the foot and below the edge. On the body in relief three rows of three printed and imposed medallions. The middle row with the personifications of Mercury, with the inscription 'Mercvrivs', Jupiter, with 'IVPeter' and Venus. In the top row from left to right: the weapon of Cologne, the national weapon and the coat of arms of the Pfalz. The bottom row from left to right: Unidentified weapon with the date '1589', the weapon of the Elector Aartsbishop van Keulen and the weapon of the Keurvorst of Brandenburg. A pewter frame attached to the ear; Lid is missing. Siegburg. Siegburg Stoneware. Glaze. frame: tin (metal) vitrification
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