ANTIQUE STONEWARE JAR (known as a KEULSE POT) from HOLLAND - RARE in NEW ZEALAND

Dutch stoneware pot, known as a Keulse pot, made in the Netherlands by J.M. de Hoop & Zoon, in the years between 800-1900. This one was made in Rotterdam, sometime leading up to Victorian Times, according to my research. These pots were usually used for storing preserved food, such as sauerkraut. This is a soft grey stoneware with indigo-blue written inscription, and two rounded handles, also with this indigo-blue glaze to make a regular pattern. It stands 34cms tall and measures 24cms across from the outside edge of one handle over to the other. Many of these jars ended up in Jakarta, getting there, filled with preserved foods, aboard sailing ships bound for Indonesia. I have two of these and one smaller jar, which I will be listing soon. My pots/jars were brought to New Zealand in the 1990s from Jakarta. On researching these beautiful stoneware pieces several years ago, I found an identical Keulse pot by J.M. Hoop and Zoon in the historic stoneware collection at a museum in Holland. Frustratingly, I have not been able to find that link or reference today. Earthenware Pottery Stone Jar Pot Handmade