Three Wine Cups Made with Booty from the Silver Fleet
This set of matching, nesting wine cups was made to honour Piet Hein’s victory over the Spanish Treasure (or Silver) Fleet in 1628. This remarkable event is commemorated in the engraved text, which describes how the drinking vessels were fashioned from confiscated precious
metal. The coat-of-arms of the commissioner, probably a member of the Sweers family, is engraved on the bottoms and lids.
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Three Wine Cups Made with Booty from the Silver Fleet
This set of matching, nesting wine cups was made to honour Piet Hein’s victory over the Spanish Treasure (or Silver) Fleet in 1628. This remarkable event is commemorated in the engraved text, which describes how the drinking vessels were fashioned from confiscated precious
metal. The coat-of-arms of the commissioner, probably a member of the Sweers family, is engraved on the bottoms and lids.
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Deze in elkaar passende set (n ...... elijk uit het geslacht Sweers.
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This set of matching, nesting ...... raved on the bottoms and lids.
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Rijksmuseum
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title
Drie wijnbekers vervaardigd uit de buit van de Zilvervloot
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Three Wine Cups Made with Booty from the Silver Fleet
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created
1629
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1629
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extent
diameter 8,4 cm
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diameter 8.4 cm
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gewicht gr
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height 5.6 cm
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hoogte 5,6 cm
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weight gr
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Collectie: edele metalen
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temporal
second quarter 17th century
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tweede kwart 17e eeuw
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