Just received my article about reconstructing a medieval puzzle jug in the mailbox. There is even an English translation included in the back of the magazine. #pottery #puzzlejug #history

Fresh #pottery handmade after #medieval and early modern originals

The owl beaker head and body (right) were made more than 400 years ago in the Netherlands. They are in the Boijmans van Beuningen museum. I made a replica (left). #archeology #pottery #history #majolica

Why a jug with a #bagpipe? In #medieval times the bagpipe was a symbol for debauchery: feasting, sexuality, drinking a lot. This jug is a replica of a jug that was made somewhere between 1475 and 1550. So it all makes sense. Right? . . . #bartmannjug #pottery #puntneuskruik

A 1st century BCE Roman marble sculpture of four puppies asleep together, discovered in the House of the Faun in Pompeii, and now preserved at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. 🐾💕

A new #art piece in progress. These are my father's and my own faces combined. A two-faced head is also seen in #Janus, the #Roman god of transitions, new beginnings and doorways. Without knowing, we use his name often in our month #January. #pottery #clay #sculpture

Happy Easter! Three hares on a 14th century tile found at the monastry Wettingen, in Switzerland. Picture taken in castle Lenzburg. #hare #easter #medievalart #archeology

Finding a medieval image of soap is pretty tricky, but I reckon I've found one, there on the left on that little table. Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Washing a Leper, 1480-1500, winged retable, Parish Church of St. Giles, Bardejov, Slovakia.

Bottles for feeding kids have a long history! Here's a Roman and a medieval one, alongside the replicas that I made. The very round Roman bottle was found in NL (collection RMO, Leiden). The medieval jug is dated 1350-1400 (museum Boijmans van Beuningen). #archeology #history #babybottle #pottery

Installing a suit of #armour in the new exhibition of castle #ammersoyen . This armour was forged years ago by Smederij Kloosterhuis, with my assistance. It is based on an image of Willem van Gelre kneeling before the French king Charles VI.

When biking to the train station I saw this mysterious scene - so I turned back home, got my camera and wandered around until I captured this image. The artprint is now available in a limited edition of only five signed and numbered pieces. #photography #art #limitededitionprint #nature

I was visited by V.Birchwood for this video. You get to see the production process of a stoneware cup - from kickwheel to wood kiln. The video also contains an interview. These sessions turned out to be a good moment to reflect on trial and error.  youtu.be/CBuIHjVU3dY?...

I Tried Medieval Pottery

YouTube video by V. Birchwood

youtu.be

Yesterday this facejug was on Dutch television. I would like to add and correct a couple of things, see comment section. You can watch the show here. The fragment with the facejug is 15:53 - 20:25 npo.nl/start/afspel...

Westerwald stoneware can be found in 17th century paintings, like the cheerful drinker by Judith Leyster. The jug is from Museum Rotterdam. In the frieze the letters: "H" and "K" (initials of the mould maker?). The jug was made in the beginning of the 17th century.

Rijksmuseum@rijksmuseum.bsky.social · 8mo ago

With flushed cheeks and an empty jug held high, this cheerful drinker captures a moment of festive joy. It was painted in 1629 by Judith Leyster, Haarlem’s only female master painter. This work is one of her most celebrated pieces. 👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20014007

I was visited by V.Birchwood for this behind the scenes video. Watch me fail at making a proper replica - a good moment to reflect on trial and error. youtu.be/CBuIHjVU3dY?...

I Tried Medieval Pottery

YouTube video by V. Birchwood

youtu.be

Ammersoyen Castle had a series of interesting residents. I'm working on a display with their family crests, based on armorials from the 14th and 15th centuries. The shields will be part of the new set-up in the castle museum. . . . #medievalhistory #heraldry #gelderland #middeleeuwen #ammersoyen

I've been buying medieval replicas again... I can't resist! This time a Trivet made by Kloosterhuis ( www.smederijkloosterhuis.nl ) and a frying pan made by @atelierable.bsky.social I guess this means I have to record a video of me making pancakes on an open fire one of these weeks :)

Would a medieval fire cover have looked like this after one year of use? This replica by #atelierable was used by @fakehistoryhunter.net , protecting her home against sparks and preventing her cats from lying down in the hot ashes. . . . #medievalpottery #pottery #history #experimentalarchaeology

The Fake History Hunter@fakehistoryhunter.net · 8mo ago

I'm fascinated by how my curfew has changed after using it for over a year. Medieval people would put this over their smouldering fire in the evening so they could go to bed safely and hopefully have still some glowing embers in the morning.

Some new things I recently made - mostly painted majolica and redware. These are replicas of both medieval and early modern pieces. Do you want to know something about a specific piece? Let me know in the comments! #pottery #majolica #handmade #pottenbakker #aardewerk #uilenbeker #owlbeaker

The straw I use for shipping pottery is, to some, more welcome than the pottery itself :)

The Fake History Hunter@fakehistoryhunter.net · 8mo ago

The best thing about having fragile pottery send to your home is that it comes with a free void, the abyss you shouldn't stare into and... oh wait, it's just Moortje.

Got a new medieval replica mug from my potter atelierable.nl. Yay, I can get properly drunk again!

I asked Atelier Able to make me another replica, this time a very special unique little thingy based on something that was found just a few months ago!! atelierable.nl Music: Jan Valta Footage: SWR

I had a lot of fun at Lynn Museum today presenting Tudor music and dance to the fab 'regular' Home Educators' group! We listened, sang and danced: one of my favourite sessions. 🙂 www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

One day before firing... tomorrow is a hot day for these cups, jugs, bowls, whorls and dishes. Most of them are replicas made after Roman, late medieval and early modern pottery. . . . #pottery #pottenbakker #ceramics #craft

Around the year 2000 26% of Dutch people are living below sea level. . The picture is part of a series entitled "Normal". I made it in 2020. My good friend Kasper posed in the cold water as businessman. . . . #ThrowbackThursday #photography #sealevelrise #climatechange #contemporaryart #flood

Some pottery I made for Caesar's Ford Theatre in the US. It's now traveling over the Atlantic Ocean. To the right you can see the 17th century pieces that were used for reference. . . . #pottery #archeology #history #props #keramiek #pottenbakker #handmade

A plate that I recently designed and made for my girlfriend. . . . #pottery #craft #art #design #kunst #beaver

The Louvre is a kind of majolica heaven! I visited the museum on Friday and saw this extraordinary pitcher. Dating: 1480. Made in Faenza, Italy. . . . #ceramics #pottery #renaissance #louvre #paris #art #decorativeart #faenza #majolica #kunst

I usually don't do cartoons but this guy makes me so angry. Wilders is a nonsense populist with dangerous xenophobic ideas. Today he took a dump on the Netherlands by dropping out of the Cabinet, blaming others while he was at the steering wheel. . . . #geertwilders #wilders #cabinetschoof