Pitcher

1656 - 1657

A mermaid, bent over backward and supported by a snake, makes up the handle. A satyr's masque forms the spout. The sides are decorated with a Sea triumph freeze. The rim of the foot has an English heraldic emblem that has been engraved at a later date: a fist with an arrowhead on a bottom line. This ewer goes with the basin (present whereabouts unknown) that it was auctioned with in Geneva, 1976. The jug was originally gilded.

• Actors

  Master with a pair of compasses in a horseshoe (Maker)

• Places and dates

  Antwerp, 1656? - 1657? (Production)

• Materials

  Silver

• Dimensions

  • Diameter: 98.53 mm (Base)

• Category

  Vessels

• Object number

  S76/21

• IPR status

  Public domain