Naval Battle of Vigo
Also known as: Zeeslag bij Vigo
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1713
The egg-shaped bowl is connected by means of a long needle to the stem, which is straight at first, faceted on the upper side and then flat, widening towards the rounded, curling end that shows a faint ridge down the middle on top.
On the underside of the bowl is engraved circumferentially 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. On the underside of the stem is engraved: .C.V.D. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-857-B; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique engraving; measurements length 19.8 cm x weight 59 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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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- engraving
- Measurements
- length 19.8 cm x weight 59 g
- Dimensions museum
- length 19.8 cm x weight 59 g
Identification
- Original title
- Zeeslag bij Vigo
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- BK-NM-857-B
- Museum classification
- spoon
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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