Drinking Bowl
1580-1599 (made)
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This small bowl was probably used as a wine taster. The Spanish flavour of the engraving suggests that it may be from the southern Netherlands which was under Spanish rule in the 16th century.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Dutch; Silver, Continental |
| Physical description | Shallow, circular, with embossed lobes and punched dot decoration. On circular foot. |
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| Object history | Fitzhenry Collection Probably used as a wine taster. TS comments that this is possibly from the Spanish Netherlands as there is a Spanish element to the central engraving |
| Summary | This small bowl was probably used as a wine taster. The Spanish flavour of the engraving suggests that it may be from the southern Netherlands which was under Spanish rule in the 16th century. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.80-1914 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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