Ewer and basin with scenes of land and sea battles during the Eighty Years’ War

Adam van Vianen (I), 1614

The engraved and embossed scenes on the ewer and basin portray the victories of the Dutch in their battle with Spain. The earliest success, the Relief of Alkmaar, dates from 1573, and the last one is the naval Battle of Gibraltar in 1607. The basin’s dazzling centrepiece is Prince Maurice’s triumph at the Battle of Nieuwpoort in 1600.

  • Artwork typepitcher
  • Object numberBK-AM-17-B
  • Dimensionsheight 38.5 cm x width 17 cm x weight 1316 g

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Ewer and basin with scenes of land and sea battles during the Eighty Years’ War

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-AM-17-B

  • Description

    Lampetkan, gedreven en geheel verguld, versierd met lage reliëfs betrekking hebbende op veld- en zeeslagen in de Tachtigjarige Oorlog. Het vat van de kan, dat rust op een gewelfde, geprofileerde voet, is door kwabornament in drie ovale medaillons verdeeld, waarin reliëfs voorstellende: het ontzet van Leiden, de belegering van Alkmaar en de slag op de Zuiderzee; met de opschriften: "Leyden 3 Octobris 1574"; "Alcmar 18 Septem 1573"; "Bossv 12 Octobris 1573". Hals en tuit zijn van later datum.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • maker's mark
    • date letter: ‘T’
    • inscription: ‘Leyden 3 Octobris 1574; Alcmar 18 Septem 1573; Bossv 12 Octobris 1573’
    • town mark

Creation

  • Creation

    silversmith: Adam van Vianen (I), Amsterdam

  • Dating

    1614

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 38.5 cm x width 17 cm x weight 1316 g


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  • Period

    1574 - 1614


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Acquisition and rights

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    On loan from the City of Amsterdam

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