Battle of Vigo Bay
Also known as: Lepel met de inscriptie:Ter gedagt: van de Commissie, door hare H: Mog: gegeven Ao 1705. om f 350.000,-: te Vdelen aan de // geinteress: inde Schade te Vigos geleden Ao 1702. en afgedaen Ao 1712
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1713
The egg-shaped bowl is connected by means of a long rat-tail to the stem, which is initially straight and faceted on the upper side and thereafter flat, widening towards the rounded, up-curled end, which shows a slight ridge over the middle on the upper side. Engraved on the underside of the bowl, around the perimeter in two lines: Ter gedagt: van de Commissie, door hare H: Mog: gegeven Ao 1705. om f 350.000,-: te Vdelen aan de //geinteress: inde Schade te Vigos geleden Ao 1702. en afgedaen Ao 1712. Engraved on the underside of the stem: .C.V.D. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-857-A; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique engraving; measurements length 19.7 cm x weight 57 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- engraving
- Measurements
- length 19.7 cm x weight 57 g
- Dimensions museum
- width 4.5 cm
Identification
- Original title
- Zeeslag bij Vigo
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-857-A
- Museum classification
- spoon
Catalogue references
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