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Holy water stoup with a relief of Christ
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Holy water stoup with a relief of Christ

anonymous · c. 1750 - c. 1799 · turning; 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.

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Stoneware holy water font with a spherical basin and the backplate with modeled, applied leafy tendrils. Decorated in cobalt blue. On the backplate in relief a stamped and applied representation of Christ. The basin with a leafy tendril in blue. Westerwald.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHoly water stoup with a relief of Christ. c. 1750 - c. 1799. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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