JVV 0578
Delft, 1700-1710
The pear-shaped beer mug with pewter lid stands on a short waisted foot and has an ear-shaped handle that ends in a rat tail. The beer mug is painted in blue, green and red with a peacock and butterflies in a rocky landscape with plants and flowers. The depiction is bordered at the top by lines and a band of scrolls, at the bottom by a band of semi-circular ornaments. There are scrolls and stripes on the back of the handle, dots on the sides. The flat-round lid is connected to the handle with a two-jaw hinge, and has a hooked thumb rest. The initials J C St are engraved on the lid. The foot of the beer mug is set in a pewter foot ring.
Dimensions: height 23 cm / 9.05 in.
Explanatory note
The cashmere decor was developed in Delft around 1700 and enjoyed great popularity for a short period, till about 1720. The colour palette is blue, green and red, sometimes with additional colours black, purple or yellow. The decorations are mainly flower vases and floral motifs derived from Chinese porcelain. These were often combined with ornaments developed in France, such as lambrequins and point work (palmette-shaped panels or cartouches). The cashmere decor was applied to multiple Delftware items such as garnitures, ewers, vases, beer mugs, bowls, dishes, tea pots and canisters, often in a ribbed version.
