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A stoneware Bellarmine jug 17th Century Circa 1660, Globular shape, applied opposite the handle with a bearded face mask, over an oval medallion enclosing a coat of arms of Amsterdam. Greybeards or bellarmines, according to Chambers' Book of Days 1863, were named after Cardinal Bellarmine (1542-1621) "during the religious feuds that raged in Holland during the sixteenth century. The protestant party originated a design for a drinkng jug, in ridicule of Cardinal Bellarmine who had been sent to oppose in person, and by his pen, the progress of the reformed religion". See English and Scottish Earthenware, G. Bernard Hughes, pg 34. 22cms high Condition -some firing faults and wear, No restoration or repair GBP SOLD Stock No; 0042 |
