A Westerwald stoneware armorial jug c.1680-1700, the globular form applied with the arms of Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1654-1730), within continuing stylized floral sprays in grey and manganese on a rich blue ground, 16cm.Charles I married his first cousin, Maria Armalia of Courland, and had seventeen children, including Friedrich who went on to become King of Sweden, and Marie Louise who became Princess of Orange and ruled as Regent for both her son, William IV, and later her grandson, William V.