The Many Face(t)s Of the Bartmann Jug

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Bartmann Goes Global - Exploring the Cultural Contexts, Meaning and Use of Bellarmine Jugs Across the Globe", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Due to its high production numbers and widespread distribution, many scholars who study early modern ceramics are familiar with the Bartmann Jug in one way or another. Nevertheless, it remains a phenomenon that is difficult to grasp: depending on place and time, the Bartmann Jug can be found in very different functions and different shapes. Even the characteristic bearded face mask changes over time and never appears to be the same. For today’s researchers, it has become a distinctive object of study, that allows us to trace and reconstruct many aspects of Early Modern life, from production via trade and shipment to consumption. This lecture aims to give an overview of the phenomenon starting from (and with a special focus on) the area of its emergence: the Rhineland with its numerous production centres.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Bartmann Goes Global - Exploring the Cultural Contexts, Meaning and Use of Bellarmine Jugs Across the Globe   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2023

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