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Holy water stoup with an angel's head and Madonna and Child
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Holy water stoup with an angel's head and Madonna and Child

anonymous · c. 1750 - c. 1799 · vitrification; appliqué (techniek); relief (sculpture technique); fired; formed; stoneware; glaze; cobalt (mineral)

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

About this work

Stoneware holy water font with a semi-circular basin. Decorated in cobalt blue. On the basin in relief a printed and applied image of an angel's head with a flowering plant on either side; the back plate with a representation of Mary with Child. Westerwald.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHoly water stoup with an angel's head and Madonna and Child. c. 1750 - c. 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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