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Happy Easter!

Three hares on a 14th century tile found at the monastry Wettingen, in Switzerland. Picture taken in castle Lenzburg.

Bottles for feeding kids have a long history! Here's a Roman and a medieval one, alongside the replicas that I made. The very round Roman bottle was found in NL (collection RMO, Leiden). The medieval jug is dated 1350-1400 (museum Boijmans van Beuningen).

#archeology #history #babybottle #pottery

Aebele Trijsburg Mar 21

Installing a suit of #armour in the new exhibition of castle #ammersoyen . This armour was forged years ago by Smederij Kloosterhuis, with my assistance. It is based on an image of Willem van Gelre kneeling before the French king Charles VI.

Aebele Trijsburg Feb 10

When biking to the train station I saw this mysterious scene - so I turned back home, got my camera and wandered around until I captured this image.
The artprint is now available in a limited edition of only five signed and numbered pieces.
#photography #art #limitededitionprint #nature

Aebele Trijsburg Jan 5

I was visited by V.Birchwood for this video. You get to see the production process of a stoneware cup - from kickwheel to wood kiln. The video also contains an interview. These sessions turned out to be a good moment to reflect on trial and error.

https://youtu.be/CBuIHjVU3dY?si=oQaYZfaEmvZvWYlZ

I Tried Medieval Pottery

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Show thread

Aebele Trijsburg Jan 5

The production region of the "puntneuskruik" is Aken and Raeren. The jugs were often made with a pinched foot, but a flat base wasn't particularly uncommon. Comparable facejugs are usually dated between 1470 and 1550. I wouldn't dare to date a piece more specifically without a finding context.
I understand that the experts in the show have to know a lot about a huge range of items, so these remarks are not meant as critique.

Aebele Trijsburg Jan 5

Yesterday this facejug was on Dutch television. I would like to add and correct a couple of things.
The historian in the show doubts that the jug was found in an Amsterdam canal. I would say it's not unlikely, since many comparable pieces have been found in Amsterdam (including the one I own myself).
The fragment with the facejug is 15:53 - 20:25
https://npo.nl/start/afspelen/diverse-musea-1_22

Aebele Trijsburg Nov 11

One day before firing... tomorrow is a hot day for these cups, jugs, bowls, whorls and dishes.
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#pottery #pottenbakker #ceramics

Aebele Trijsburg Jun 12, 2025

Around the year 2000 26% of Dutch people are living below sea level. Without dikes and dunes 60% of the Netherlands would regularly overflow.
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The picture is part of a series entitled "Normal". I made it for the artistic research project "What If" by @noorderlicht and Sign Groningen in 2020. My good friend Kasper posed in the cold water as businessman.
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#businessasusual #ThrowbackThursday #photography #sealevelrise #climatechange #contemporaryart #groningen #fotografie

Aebele Trijsburg Jun 10, 2025

Some pottery I made for Caesar's Ford Theatre in the US. It's now traveling over the Atlantic Ocean. To the right you can see the 17th century pieces that were used for reference.
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#pottery #archeology #history #props #töpfer #keramik

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