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Flute glass with a portrait of Prince Frederick Henry and a view of The Hague
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Flute glass with a portrait of Prince Frederick Henry and a view of The Hague

anonymous · c. 1650 - c. 1675 · diamond-point engraving; glassblowing; silver (metal); glass

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

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Vaulted silver foot, high, funnel-shaped cup. On the cup is a full-length portrait of Stadtholder Prince Frederick Henry engraved, in armor and equipped with a marshal's baton and shield. On the shield two interlaced hands with seven arrows. Above the hands a laurel wreath, below the word 'UNICO'. Below the portrait a view of The Hague with the inscription 'Den Hage'. On the reverse side the crowned coat of arms of Frederick Henry. Below the coat of arms a pollarded tree is depicted, from which a young shoot sprouts. Along the rim of the cup branches with roses and insects are engraved. The silver foot, which is unmarked, is a 19th-century addition.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
flute glass
Credit lineFluitglas met een portret van prins Frederik Hendrik en een gezicht op Den Haag. c. 1650 - c. 1675. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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