Low jug

17th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533

The scene illustrates the story of Christ at the well with the woman of Samaria after a print by Matthaeus Meriam for the Biblia Das ist Die Gantze Hl. Schrift Alten u. Neuen Testaments, published in Strasbourg in 1630.

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Title: Low jug
Maker: Feulner (German)
Decorator: Abraham Helmhack (1654–1724)
Date: 17th century
Culture: German, Frankfurt
Medium: Faience (tin-glazed earthenware)
Dimensions: H. 5-1/2 in. (14.0 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Gift of the family of Siegfried and Lola Kramarsky, in their memory, 1991
Object Number: 1991.207.4
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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