Monday, October 5, 2026, 7:45pm

Jacqui Pearce joins us to discuss the ongoing findings of a major research project into the impact of the iconic Rhenish stoneware Bartmann (or Bellarmine) during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Made in huge quantities at various centres in the Rhineland, these instantly recognisable jugs were imported on a large scale into England and are found across much of NW Europe and beyond, as far as the American colonies and along the trade routes to the Far East. They are frequent finds on archaeologically excavated sites of the period in this country, and the project is making advances in recognising developments in the industry as well as its considerable influence on potters working outside the area of production.

Jacqui Pearce is a senior specialist in medieval and later ceramics at MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology). She specialises in medieval and later ceramics, glass, and clay tobacco pipes, and has authored numerous major papers and books, including four parts of an extensive type-series of London Medieval Pottery and the first part of a series on the pottery of London c.1500–1700.

CHAS lectures are conducted via Zoom and are free to attend, but require a ticket to join. Get yours here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bartmann-goes-global-a-talk-by-jacqui-pearce-tickets-2001890689943