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Two drinking horns
anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1699
Drinking horns were considered to be an ancient an venerable kind of drinking vessel during the 17th century. Buffalo horns, often with silver decorations, were used by the civic guards on their feast days. Large glass horns could hold a substantial amount and would have been passed from person to person to make a celebratory toast.
- Artwork typedrinking horn
- Object numberBK-NM-10754-340
- Dimensionslength 46 cm x thickness 7.3 cm
- Physical characteristicshelder, grijs getint glas, gedeeltelijk verguld