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Pottery => What's my Pottery? => Topic started by: bradbury7308 on September 19, 2009, 07:58:48 PM

Title: Unusual jug with mask??
Post by: bradbury7308 on September 19, 2009, 07:58:48 PM: Got this from a local seconds shop today thought it looked interesting and quirky if a little strange it appears to be a jug with a face near the spout which resembles the green man!! Its around 7" tall and a bit unstable also the metal handle seems a little bit of a second thought?? It struck me as ancient looking but not sure repro is all the rage these days anyone know anything about it atall thanks for looking :cheerleader:
Title: Re: Unusual jug with mask??
Post by: antiquerose123 on September 21, 2009, 10:24:11 AM: Wow - is that neat...

I was wondering IF there might be any marks on the metal anywhere. We sometimes get so use to just looking at the bottom of the pottery - we forget to check other areas...in your case the metal. Let us know....

Again NEAT !!
Title: Re: Unusual jug with mask??
Post by: bradbury7308 on September 21, 2009, 11:08:57 PM: Hi thanks for the reply sadly there seems to be nothing on the metal on the handle of any decernable nature that i can read.regards dan... :new:
Title: Re: Unusual jug with mask??
Post by: Tigerchips on September 22, 2009, 10:16:59 AM: It's a bellamine jug...
http://www.bunrattycollection.com/collection-highlights.php?i=145
Title: Re: Unusual jug with mask??
Post by: antiquerose123 on September 27, 2009, 08:09:33 PM: What.....is that bun ratty ? What is it used for?

<I sure dunno...> ^-^
Title: Re: Unusual jug with mask??
Post by: Anne on September 27, 2009, 10:20:44 PM: Bunratty is a place in Ireland, Rose. :) No idea what you'd use a bellamine jug for though!
Title: Re: Unusual jug with mask??
Post by: antiquerose123 on September 27, 2009, 10:56:25 PM: Oh.....Ok, never knew that.

I guess just another type of *flask*...??
Title: Re: Unusual jug with mask??
Post by: Elaine on October 06, 2009, 10:55:36 AM: Quote from: Anne on September 27, 2009, 10:20:44 PM
Bunratty is a place in Ireland, Rose. :) No idea what you'd use a bellamine jug for though!

Bunratty Mead?
Title: Re: Unusual jug with mask??
Post by: Anne E.B. on October 06, 2009, 11:18:27 AM: Wonderful memories of visiting Bunratty Castle some year's ago ;D
Title: Re: Unusual jug with mask??
Post by: Anne on October 06, 2009, 02:05:33 PM: Ohhh don't mind if I do Leni... I'll get the glasses out! :)

Reading TC's link it says, "They are called Bellamine's as the face is of Cardinal Bellarmine (1542-1621), who was famous for putting Galileo in prison." - So now we know! 8)