# Wine fountain and cooler

- By: Alger Mensma (Leeuwarden, 1682–na 1)
- Date: 1731 - 1732
- Medium: silver (metal)
- Classification: fountain
- Dimensions: height 51.2 cm x diameter 27.2 cm x weight 4900 g
- Credit line: Gift of O.J. van Diggelen-Portheine, Piedmont
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-1963-64--06b40a5f999c2ffab1b19d67c9e814d9)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/AxxMT/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The wine fountain and the cooler, used to rinse one’s hands and wine glasses, formed the decorative centrepiece of a lavish buffet. These were presented to Cornelis Schrijver in gratitude for his heroic naval deeds, alluded to by the reliefs with trophies of arms, fish, shells and sea gods.