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Birdcage

Pieter van Somerwil (I) · 1731 · silver (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Cylindrical birdcage with carrying ring. Two smooth horizontal bands run around the cage, to which four vertical, profiled rods are attached. These rods form the legs of the cage at the bottom and run to the top edge of the cage. In the cage is a bird on a stick. The cage has a small door and is marked: stk.= Amsterdam, jrl.= W (1731), mt.= Pieter van Somerwil I. See also invnr. BK-1977-54.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

miniature

Credit lineVogelkooi. 1731. Pieter van Somerwil (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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