Wine Flagon
ca. 1690 (made)
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This type of wine flagon is often referred to as a 'Jan Steen'' flagon as similar vessels appear in his genre paintings of merry drinkers and tavern scenes. Flagons with long spouts such as this were also known in France and Switzerland from the 14th century, and the form survived with little variation until well into the eighteenth century.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pewter |
| Brief description | Pewter wine flagon of 'bellied' form with hinged lid, thumb-piece and hinged spout cap. Dutch, ca. 1690. |
| Physical description | Pewter wine flagon with bulbous body and narrow neck, scrolling handle with domed hinged lid, with a long, cylindrical spout tapering upwards, with a hinged cover at the mouth. |
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| Credit line | Child Gift. |
| Object history | This type of wine flagon is often referred to as a 'Jan Steen'' flagon as similar vessels appear in his genre paintings of merry drinkers and tavern scenes. Flagons with long spouts such as this were also known in France and Switzerland from the 14th century, and the form survived with little variation until well into the eighteenth century. The Museum was given the flagon by Walter Child in 1904 along with a few pieces fo jewellery. He had bought the flagon from Thrond Ohlson, Oistenso on the Hardanger Fjord, Norway, who acquired it at a sale fo the effects of Preste Jackson of Vikor, in whose family it had been handed down. |
| Summary | This type of wine flagon is often referred to as a 'Jan Steen'' flagon as similar vessels appear in his genre paintings of merry drinkers and tavern scenes. Flagons with long spouts such as this were also known in France and Switzerland from the 14th century, and the form survived with little variation until well into the eighteenth century. |
| Bibliographic reference | North, Anthony R.E., Pewter at the Victoria and Albert Museum, V&A Publishing 1999, p. 91, cat. 95, ill. |
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| Accession number | 1005-1905 |
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| Record created | January 27, 2003 |
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