Westerwald Stoneware Photos

Westerwald Stoneware is mostly salt glazed grey pottery with cobalt blue painted designs made in Höhr-Grenzhausen & Ransbach-Baumbach area of Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. A few pieces of the same style are included, even though not positively identified.

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Blue & gray stoneware water ewer from Westerwald, Germany at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Stoneware covered cobalt blue painted doublering jug from Raeren at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany.Stoneware jug with blue & violet colors from Westerwald at Deutsches Museum. Munich, Germany.Blue & gray stoneware jug from Westerwald?, Germany at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Blue & gray stoneware water ewer (16thC) from Westerwald, Germany at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.Stoneware covered cobalt blue painted doublering jug (1602) from Raeren at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany.Stoneware jug (2nd half 17thC) with blue & violet colors from Westerwald at Deutsches Museum. Munich, Germany.Blue & gray stoneware jug (17thC) from Westerwald?, Germany at Sèvres National Ceramic Museum. Paris, France.
Stoneware covered mugs with polychrome enamels Germany, Kreusen, Westerwald, & Raeren at Château de Clos Lucé. Amboise, France.Salt-glazed stoneware jug painted with cobalt-blue from Westerwald, Germany at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Stoneware flask with pewter cover & blue pattern from Westerwald at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Screw-top stoneware bottle with tin stopper from Westerwald at Deutsches Museum. Munich, Germany.
Stoneware covered mugs with polychrome enamels (17thC) Germany, Kreusen, Westerwald, & Raeren at Château de Clos Lucé. Amboise, France.Salt-glazed stoneware jug painted with cobalt-blue (c1651-5) from Westerwald, Germany at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Stoneware flask with pewter cover & blue pattern (1662) from Westerwald at Germanisches Nationalmuseum. Nuremberg, Germany.Screw-top stoneware bottle with tin stopper (1676) from Westerwald at Deutsches Museum. Munich, Germany.
Stoneware jug painted with arms from Westerwald at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.Stoneware covered cobalt blue painted puzzle jug from Westerwald at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany.Salt-glazed stoneware with cobalt & manganese decorations from Westerwald, Rhineland at DAR Memorial Continental Hall Museum. Washington, DC.English stoneware tankard with Queen Anne insignia at Mattatuck Museum. Waterbury, CT.
Stoneware jug painted with arms (c1700) from Westerwald at Trier Archaeological Museum. Trier, Germany.Stoneware covered cobalt blue painted puzzle jug (c1700) from Westerwald at Bavarian National Museum. Munich, Germany.Salt-glazed stoneware with cobalt & manganese decorations (1702-14) from Westerwald, Rhineland at DAR Memorial Continental Hall Museum. Washington, DC.English stoneware tankard (1740-60) with Queen Anne insignia at Mattatuck Museum. Waterbury, CT.
Stoneware vase by Henry van de Velde of Westerwald Art Pottery, Höhr, Germany at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.Stoneware pitcher by Peter Behrens for Westerwald Art Pottery of Germany at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Cobalt blue stoneware flasks & silver box with ship designs at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Cobalt blue beer stein in form of man with pipe & smoking jacket from Germany at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY.
Stoneware vase (1903) by Henry van de Velde of Westerwald Art Pottery, Höhr, Germany at Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, MI.Stoneware pitcher (c1904) by Peter Behrens for Westerwald Art Pottery of Germany at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Cobalt blue stoneware flasks & silver box with ship designs at Carnavalet Museum. Paris, France.Cobalt blue beer stein in form of man with pipe & smoking jacket from Germany at The Strong National Museum of Play. Rochester, NY.
Stoneware vase with mock Renaissance design by Merkelbach & Wick, Grenzhausen, Rhineland at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Salt-glazed stoneware & pewter pitcher by Josephy Hahn made by Reinhold Merkelbach of Grenzhausen, Germany at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Stoneware punch bowl by Reinhold Merkelbach of Germany at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Stoneware punch-bowl by Albin Müller & made by S.P. Gerz of Höhr-Grenzhausen, Rhineland at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
Stoneware vase with mock Renaissance design (c1873) by Merkelbach & Wick, Grenzhausen, Rhineland at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.Salt-glazed stoneware & pewter pitcher (1905-10) by Josephy Hahn made by Reinhold Merkelbach of Grenzhausen, Germany at Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, ON.Stoneware punch bowl (c1910) by Reinhold Merkelbach of Germany at Carnegie Museum of Art. Pittsburgh, PA.Stoneware punch-bowl (c1910) by Albin Müller & made by S.P. Gerz of Höhr-Grenzhausen, Rhineland at British Museum. London, United Kingdom.
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