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Wine glass with faces on the plantations Schravenhagen and Alida
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Wine glass with faces on the plantations Schravenhagen and Alida

c. 1752 - c. 1775 · radgravure; glassblowing; glass

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

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When this glass was engraved, the Surinam plantations of Schravenhagen and Alida were owned by Maria Lemmers-Wossink. She lived in a grand house in Paramaribo, a sign that the plantations were very profitable. The engraving shows a warehouse and sugar cane being harvested by people in slavery.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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kelkglasplantationSuriname
Credit lineWijnglas met gezichten op de plantages Schravenhagen en Alida. c. 1752 - c. 1775. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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