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Bocal from Zwartsluis
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
On the occasion of the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678, Hendrik Bentinck, Lord of Diepenheim, presented this cup to Zwartsluis, a fortified town under his jurisdiction. How it was to be used is indicated in the inscription on the cup, which translates as: 'Serving Zwartsluis is this work of art, kept in the Town Hall with its honour at heart; a cup from which there to drink wine, when to make merry is both deserved and fine.'
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBokaal van Zwartsluis. 1676. Johan Kuynder. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
