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Bed warmer with Adam and Eve in paradise
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Bed warmer with Adam and Eve in paradise

anonymous · c. 1625 · turning; punching; casting; brass (alloy)

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

About this work

The object consists of six parts: the pot, the lid, the lid rim, the hinge, the handle, and the eye. The pot has turning rings on the inside and outside and a turned-over rim. The domed lid, of which the center point remains visible, and which is set in a rim fitting the pot, features a depiction of Adam and Eve in Paradise (Genesis 3, 1-8) in the center, surrounded by a rim with holes and the inscription IS GODT MET ONS WIE CAN TEGENS ONS 1625 with a French lily as punctuation. The handle has decorative elements at the base, in the middle, and at the end, including a flat nodus between two opposing balusters and a spherical part decorated with a profiled rib. The lid rim was presumably added at a later date. The handle is broken off at the attachment to the pot.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
bed warmer
Credit lineBeddenpan met Adam en Eva in het paradijs. c. 1625. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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