Hafner ware pot with portraits of Ferdinand I, King of Hungary (1503–64), Anne of Hungary (1503–47), and probably Emperor Charles V (1519–56)

Germany, Nuremburg

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 520

The pot is an iconic example of Hafner (stove fitter) ware, a type of earthenware production centered in Nuremberg that drew upon the city’s rich stove tile making tradition. Though it adopts the appearance of a functional vessel, the pot was probably made for display as part of a princely Kunstkammer. Precious metal mounts would have once made a striking contrast with the rough surface of the sand decoration.

Hafner ware pot with portraits of Ferdinand I, King of Hungary (1503–64), Anne of Hungary (1503–47), and probably Emperor Charles V (1519–56), Hard fired earthenware with sand decoration and polychrome tin-glaze and lead-glaze decoration, traces of gilding, Germany, Nuremburg

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Hafner ware pot with portraits of Ferdinand I, King of Hungary (1503–64), Anne of Hungary (1503–47), and probably Emperor Charles V (1519–56), Hard fired earthenware with sand decoration and polychrome tin-glaze and lead-glaze decoration, traces of gilding, Germany, Nuremburg
Hafner ware pot with portraits of Ferdinand I, King of Hungary (1503–64), Anne of Hungary (1503–47), and probably Emperor Charles V (1519–56), Hard fired earthenware with sand decoration and polychrome tin-glaze and lead-glaze decoration, traces of gilding, Germany, Nuremburg
Hafner ware pot with portraits of Ferdinand I, King of Hungary (1503–64), Anne of Hungary (1503–47), and probably Emperor Charles V (1519–56), Hard fired earthenware with sand decoration and polychrome tin-glaze and lead-glaze decoration, traces of gilding, Germany, Nuremburg
Hafner ware pot with portraits of Ferdinand I, King of Hungary (1503–64), Anne of Hungary (1503–47), and probably Emperor Charles V (1519–56), Hard fired earthenware with sand decoration and polychrome tin-glaze and lead-glaze decoration, traces of gilding, Germany, Nuremburg

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