Piet Heyn dish
Piet Heyn became famous for his conquest of the Spanish ‘Silver Fleet’ in 1628. The Spanish ships were laden with
Mexican silver. The sale of the spoils yielded an astronomical fifteen million guilders. It was a painful blow for Spain, particularly because the Netherlands used the money to wage war against the Spanish. This dish was fashioned from the seized silver.
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Piet Heyn dish
Piet Heyn became famous for his conquest of the Spanish ‘Silver Fleet’ in 1628. The Spanish ships were laden with
Mexican silver. The sale of the spoils yielded an astronomical fifteen million guilders. It was a painful blow for Spain, particularly because the Netherlands used the money to wage war against the Spanish. This dish was fashioned from the seized silver.
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Piet Heyn became famous for hi ...... hioned from the seized silver.
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Piet Heyn werd beroemd door zi ...... t van het buitgemaakte zilver.
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Rijksmuseum
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Piet Heyn dish
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Piet Heyn-schaal
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type
created
1684 - 1687
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1684 - 1687
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diameter 67 cm
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diameter 67 cm
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Collectie: edele metalen
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temporal
fourth quarter 17th century
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vierde kwart 17e eeuw
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