About this jug
Location:
Land Van Belofte, Schiedam,
Netherlands
Long/Lat:
51.91853, 4.40155
Notes: Around 1660, the large farmstead ‘het Land van Belofte’ was built in the Wilde Veenen polder, which had only recently been drained (1655). The owner also used the farmstead as a country retreat and it served as a hunting lodge. Archaeological investigations were carried out at this site in 2004
Height: 240.00
Max-width: 150.00
Foot diameter: 95.00
Transcription: MEINIS ≡IL (W)AN GOD.VILT SO IST MEINIS ≡IL (W)AN GOD.VILT SO IST MEINIS ≡IL
Feature description: Bartmann jug; stoneware with surface treatment; exterior salt glaze with iron engobe; mask; on the belly, a frieze with an inscription: ..MEINIS ≡IL (W)AN GOD.VILT SO IST MEINIS ≡IL (W)AN GOD.VILT SO IST MEINIS ≡IL with medallion heads depicted at the top and bottom, alternating with acanthus leaves; footring; loop handle (missing); provenance: Germany, Frechen
Identifier: 35393
Custody: Local / state / national archives
Custody Data: Provinciaal Archeologisch Depot Zuid-Holland
