Jug
1786-1787 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Goldsmiths in the Netherlands in the 17th and 18th centuries produced huge quantities of small, finely crafted domestic silver for the thriving merchant classes. Dutch genre painters frequently depicted middle-class families at home using silver as a mark of their prosperity.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, parcel-gilt and ebony |
| Brief description | Dutch; Silver, Continental |
| Physical description | Neo-classical cast and chased body with ebony handle and finial, lid detachable, silver, parcel-gilt. |
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| Object history | The information about the maker comes from Mrs A. de Vissen , Groningen Museum. |
| Summary | Goldsmiths in the Netherlands in the 17th and 18th centuries produced huge quantities of small, finely crafted domestic silver for the thriving merchant classes. Dutch genre painters frequently depicted middle-class families at home using silver as a mark of their prosperity. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 573-1874 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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