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Cup from the Dutch fort of St. George d'Elmina
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Chalices, 1638. Shortly after the Dutch captured Fort El Mina from the Portuguese in 1637, these goblets were commissioned in London. They were used in the fort's small Dutch Reformed church until 1872, when the fort was ceded to the British Empire. The goblets are decorated with the arms of El Mina: a shield depicting an elephant.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBeker uit het Nederlandse fort van St. George d'Elmina. 1638. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
