Record ID: ESS-D97656 - POST MEDIEVAL vessel

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Unique ID: ESS-D97656

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of ESS-D97656, Post-Medieval vessel fragment, Bellamine jug

Post Medieval vessel. Rim and neck fragment of stoneware vessel, probably a jug, with part of a stylised face on it. This sherd dates from the post-medieval period (1600-1750) and comes from a style of stoneware vessels known as Bellamine Jugs. The outer surface has an iron-rich brown surface which has been salt-glazed, which produces the mottled brown effect. The interior is a reddish pink colour. The fabric is hard fired and light grey in colour. The exterior bears a face of a bearded man which has been applied. The sherd is 55mm high, 49.37mm wide and the neck wall measures 6.37mm in thickness. It weighs 28.8 grams. This style of jug was originally used to import alcohol / spirits from the continent (Germany and the low countries) and is named after Cardinal Bellarmine (1542-1621). However, the style of jug was copied and used throughout the post medieval period. The bearded man is thought to represent a 'Wild Man' found in popular European myths of the period.

Class: Belamine jar

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1750

Dimensions and weight

Length: 55 mm
Width: 49.37 mm
Thickness: 6.37 mm
Weight: 28.8 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Stoneware [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Wheel made [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Fragment [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Surface Treatment: Glazed [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: East
County: Essex
District: Basildon
Parish: Billericay

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ6795
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: Centred on village (which isn't a parish)
Grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 25th August 2009

Personal details

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Recorded by: Kate Orr - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Kate Orr - [view all attributed records]

Other reference numbers

Other reference: OEF no. 5822

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