Keywords: Salt Glazed
Item 35320
Restored Bellarmine Stoneware Jug, Bristol, 1610
Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: 1610 Location: Bristol Media: Redware
Item 55345
Recreated bellarmine jug, Popham Colony, ca. 1600
Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1600 Location: Phippsburg Media: Pottery
Exhibit
Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking Implements
"… Jug, 1689-1702 Germany, Westerwald District Salt-glazed stoneware Collections of Dyer Library / Saco Museum This splendid example of Colonial…"
Exhibit
George Popham and a group of fellow Englishmen arrived at the mouth of the Kennebec River, hoping to trade with Native Americans, find gold and other valuable minerals, and discover a Northwest passage. In 18 months, the fledgling colony was gone.