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German ceramic jug from Littlecote House, with arms of Elizabeth I (1594)
Stoneware Bellarmine
Private Collection
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This beautiful ceramic wine jug from Germany bears the arms of Queen Elizabeth on its neck. When Elizabeth visited the country estates of her most prominent subjects, they spent lavishly on fine furnishings such as this in order to impress the queen.

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