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Bottle
Willem van Heemskerk (1613–1692), 1677
The text on the body translates as: ‘Keep thyself pure’. Just below the neck is a reference to a Bible passage. On the base Van Heemskerk engraved a longer text, which clarifies the meaning of the inscription on the body.
- Artwork typefles, sierfles
- Object numberBK-NM-747
- Dimensionsheight 20.1 cm x diameter 13.1 cm