Raeren kruik 01

In the second half of the 16th century, the Raeren potters developed a revolutionary technical form variant. This form displayed from the bottom up a foot, a cylindrical middle part, a shoulder, and a neck. The cylindrical middle part allowed the potters to put friezes on the jugs instead of the previously used coat of arms and medallions. These friezes told whole stories in the style of today's comics with the help of pictures and text.

This exquisite Raeren jug had been decorated with one of the most popular motives on this type of jugs - peasants dance under arcades. This motive also appears very often in paintings of that time and originates from the changing order of society. At the same time, it casts an interesting light on celebrations and festivities of the time.

Height: ca. 20 cm (ca. 8 in.) Circuit: ca. 35 cm (ca. 14 in.)

Source: https://www.toepfereimuseum.org/ (online: 14.05.2020)