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Beaker
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Beaker

anonymous · 1679 · diamond-point engraving; façon de Venise; glassblowing; glass

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

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The engraved Latin text translates as: 'Every ground feeds art'. On the base Van Heemskerk engraved a Dutch rhyme, which clarifies this proverb.

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Credit lineBeaker. 1679. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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