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Bottle Inscribed: Na-trachten.werkt kragten

1679 · diamond-point engraving; glassblowing; glass

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Lightly incised soul. Spherical body, long slender neck with an applied ring around the neck. On the body the calligraphed inscription: Na-trachten.werkt kragten. At the bottom of the base 'Noit werk blijft meerder ongedaen, Dan't geen men niet en durft bestaen'. Around the pontil mark 'Willem van Heemskerk Æs. 66'. Anno 1679.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

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sierfles fles

Credit lineFles met het opschrift: Na-trachten.werkt kragten. 1679. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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