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Beardman jug, excavated from the wreck site of the BATAVIA
c 1629
Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia
This object is one of several thousand recovered from the wreck of the BATAVIA, a Dutch vessel wrecked off the Western Australian coast in 1629. The jug has one rose medallion on the body of the jug with a face and beard at the neck. This popular style of jug probably contained alcohol and was also called a 'Bellarmine'. It originated in the Germanic areas of Europe during the early 1500s, and was said to be a mocking likeness of Cardinal Bellarmine. It was popular with Protestants who objected to the cardinal's opposition to Protestantism.
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- Title: Beardman jug, excavated from the wreck site of the BATAVIA
- Date: c 1629
- Location: Nederland
- Type: Jug
- Significance: This jug represents the BATAVIA wreck and early European presence near the Australian continent. It reflects popular jug styles during the 17th century and highlights the presence of the powerful Dutch East India Company in Australia, prior to British exploration. It illustrates the significant role Dutch explorers played in putting Australia on the map.
- See institution's online collections: http://www.anmm.gov.au/collections
- Medium: Salt glazed stoneware
- Dimensions: 210 x 150 mm, 1.05 kg
- Credit line: ANMM Collection Transferred from Australian Netherlands Committee on Old Dutch Shipwrecks
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