Raeren stoneware

The maroon, salt-glazed vessels decorated with ornate reliefs made Raeren stoneware a sought-after commodity throughout Europe. For the upper middle-class table, they were often decorated with mottoes and pewter attachments. Among the 50 or so master potters in Raeren, Jan Emens stands out in particular, who succeeded for the first time in producing grey stoneware with cobalt blue painting.

a) Spout jug with pewter lid around 1620
grey stoneware, blue-grey glazed, pewter; spout replaced; h 19.3 cm, dm 15.5 cm, w 21.3 cm
Inv. no. KK 242, acq. no. 1963/249
b) Small lidded jug with lion masks, birds and heads, late 16th century
grey stoneware, brown slip, salt glaze, pewter; h 17.5 cm, dm 8.5 cm, w 10.5 cm
Inv. no. KK 163, acquired in 1960
c) Kurfürstenkrug with pewter attachment, Jan Emens, 16th century
grey stoneware, brown slip, salt glaze, pewter; h 50 cm, dm 23.5 cm, w 27.1 cm
Inv. no. KK 651
d) Jug with sayings and carousing noblemen, after 1600
grey stoneware, brown slip, salt glaze; pewter lid missing; h 29.4 cm, dm 10.5 cm, w 17.5 cm
Inv. no. KK 175, acq. no. 1957/227