Bellarmine tankard of bulbous shape with silver lid bearing 5 hall-marks: brown saltglazed surface with excellently modelled grey-beard mask; Rotterdam inscription on top; inscription about waist: "GESPRINGKUN EST."
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Maker
Notes
Dates: 1668 - 1699
Date made: r. 1668 - 1699
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
"Rotterdam inscription on top"
Inscription about waist: "GESPRINGKUN EST."
Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
SH 3039
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
6 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Material
silver, Stoneware
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Mounting for lid on handle loose; silver tarnished; small piece of leaf design missing (leaf next to handle); large 1 1/4" chip on round base toward center of jug.
Notes
Remarks: Mounting for lid on handle loose- Spring, 1977.
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Philipsburg Manor, Upper Kitchen
