150 Hamburg-Altstadt
Christian motifs were very popular with potters in the Rhineland in the 16th century. The cup found in Hamburg's old town shows Adam and Eve under the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden. It depicts the moment shortly before their expulsion from paradise. Rhenish stoneware was a popular export article in the early modern period and came to Hamburg mainly by ship via the Rhine, the North Sea and the Elbe.
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Rhenish Relief Pitcher
Age: 1500 - 1600 n. Chr. Modern period
Modern period: The modern era began around 1500 with the Reformation and the discovery of America. Characteristic of this era are the enormous changes in society, not only in Europe, which were triggered by events such as the French Revolution, wars, and, last but not least, industrialisation. New technologies made it possible to produce mass goods, and industrial production shifted to cities, which grew into large towns. The invention of new, faster means of transport shortened travel times. Goods, fashions and ideas could now be exchanged much more quickly and widely than before. The end of the First World War in 1918 marked the beginning of modernity, the main feature of which was the ever faster development of progress.
Material: Ceramics (Rhenish Stoneware)
Location: HH-Altstadt