History of the United States in 100 Objects -- 9: Bartmann Jug with Guelph Coat-of-Arms, 1600-1610

--Made of salt-glazed stoneware, in Frechen, Germany, ca. 1605 --Found at James Fort, Jamestown, Virginia --Held in Collection of Historic Jamestowne In some ways, this Bartmann (or "Bearded Man") stoneware beer jug with an effigy of a jovial fat man and coats of arms is typical of the wares that poured our of Germany in the 1600s, several of which were found in the long-lost ruins of James Fort, the first English fortress at Jamestown. On the other hand, a peculiar feature of its decorative crest suggests possible hidden meanings, hinting at secret Catholic sympathies threatening England's first serious effort to colonize the New World. Please support this podcast in order to keep the lectures coming and make them regular and dependable! -- www.patreon.com/user?u=5530632 Suggested further reading: Beverly Straube, "European Ceramics in the New World: The Jamestown Example," http://www.chipstone.org/article.php/6/Ceramics-in-America-2001/European-Ceramics-in-the-New-World:-The-Jamestown-Example