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Rose LaCroixRoseHLacroix@pixelfed.social
2025-11-24
Thrift store find!

A Bartmann jug. Probably a 20th century replica but it's from Frechen (the original source of these weird and wonderful little vessels in the 16th-18th century).

These jugs have a wild history entwined with early modern trade, decorative fads, early industrial production, and yes, even 17th century witchcraft.

Mine for €1.

#ceramics #thrifting #germany #cologne #rhineland #traditionalcrafts #germanfolkart #folkart #bartmannjug #bartmannkrug #frechen #history
A round salt-glazed jug with a bearded face.
Aebele TrijsburgAebele@pixelfed.social
2025-02-26
A 500 year old puzzle jug (1475-1550) (broken) next to my unfinished reconstruction. The question is: how do you drink from this jug? The cross section shows that there's a tunnel hidden in the handle and the neck of the jug. If you close the hole inside the handle (arrow) you can drink without spilling. The last image shows a complete puzzle jug. Same time, same production place (Raeren).
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#puzzlejug #bartmannjug #archeology #history #puntneuskruik #fopkan #baardmankruik #bellarmine #atelierable #vexierkrug #archeologie
two jugs facing each other. literally, because they have faces, crude but charming faces made with some simple dots of clay and scratches The one to the left is brown and missing the neck and most of the handle. The one to the left is a light sand color and has an openwork neck and a little spout opposite the handle.The same jugs but both are now facing the camera. They look kind of boredA cross section of the jug, where you can see that there's a tunnel running through the handle, around the neck towards the spout. A tiny hole inside the handle opens up towards this tunnel.A similar jug like the brown one, but this one is complete with openwork neck, spout and handle.
Aebele TrijsburgAebele
2025-02-26

A 500 year old puzzle jug (1475-1550) (broken) next to my unfinished reconstruction. The question is: how do you drink from this jug? The cross section shows that there's a tunnel hidden in the handle and the neck of the jug. If you close the hole inside the handle (arrow) you can drink without spilling. The last image shows a complete puzzle jug. Same time, same production place (Raeren).
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two jugs facing each other. literally, because they have faces, crude but charming faces made with some simple dots of clay and scratches The one to the left is brown and missing the neck and most of the handle. The one to the left is a light sand color and has an openwork neck and a little spout opposite the handle. The same jugs but both are now facing the camera. They look kind of boredA cross section of the jug, where you can see that there's a tunnel running through the handle, around the neck towards the spout. A tiny hole inside the handle opens up towards this tunnel. A similar jug like the brown one, but this one is complete with openwork neck, spout and handle.

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