{"id":13387,"date":"2025-03-08T11:39:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T10:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fayence-steinzeug-vogt.de\/de\/?p=13387"},"modified":"2025-03-08T11:39:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T10:39:24","slug":"raeren-armorial-bottle-dated-1591","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fayence-steinzeug-vogt.de\/de\/raeren-armorial-bottle-dated-1591\/","title":{"rendered":"Raeren Armorial Bottle dated 1591"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

16th Century Raeren Armorial Bottle
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by Jan Emens with the Bentheim-Teckenburg Coat of Arms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Raeren Stoneware Armorial Jug signed Jan Emens, H. 43 cm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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dated applications 1589 and 1591, Coat of Arms Bentheim-Tecklenburg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Jan Emens: Master Potter of Raeren<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jan Emens Mennicken (also known as Jan Emens or Jan Mennicken) was one of the preeminent master potters of the Raeren region during the second half of the 16th century the golden age of Raeren stoneware. Born around 1540 in Raeren, which is now part of eastern Belgium near the German border, Emens belonged to the distinguished Mennicken family, who had established themselves as leading stoneware producers in the region. He was recognized as the premier master potter of Raeren and one of the most accomplished ceramic artists in the Rhineland. His reputation extended throughout the Holy Roman Empire and the Low Countries, attracting commissions from noble families and wealthy merchants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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applied arms with decorative abundance <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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elaborate relief with Inscription dated 1591<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Inscription<\/strong><\/em>
„Wilt dll Herren W. T. lieffden \/\/met loefsanck sengen \/\/und makandren ur.ntelick \/\/einen toe brengen \/\/1591“<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jan Emens‘ active period spans from approximately 1560 to 1593, with his most productive and innovative period occurring during the 1570s and 1580s. His workshop reached its zenith of production and artistic excellence between 1575 and 1585. Emens perfected the technique of applying detailed heraldic relief work to stoneware vessels, achieving unprecedented precision in depicting complex coats of arms. He developed more sophisticated multi-part molds that allowed for the creation of complex reliefs with greater detail and deeper undercutting than previously possible.
He was among the first Raeren potters to systematically incorporate Renaissance motifs and compositional principles into the traditionally Gothic decorative vocabulary of Rhenish stoneware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bentheim-Teckenburg Coat of Arms<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The coat of arms displayed on the bottle represents the combined heraldic achievement of the Bentheim-Teckenburg family, featuring a complex quartered shield with multiple elements that reflect their lineage and territorial claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n