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Bowl with a dove and equipment for distilling drinks (?)
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Bowl with a dove and equipment for distilling drinks (?)

anonymous · c. 1755 · diamond-point engraving; glass

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

About this work

Lightly vaulted lid with a bulbous knob with air bubbles. Stem built up from double balusters containing respectively a teardrop-shaped air bubble and a multi-spiral. Engraved representation on the cup: surrounded by rococo ornament a dove on a plinth, below a barrel, a well and a hammer. On the reverse side a lake with two sailing ships, a village and a forest. Garlands along the rim of the cup and lid. Signed under the barrel and well: H: v. Gimnig fec.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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lidgoblet
Credit lineBokaal met een duif en gereedschap voor het distilleren van drank (?). c. 1755. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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