Ewer and basin with the arms of Vlissingen
Also titled Kan en schaal met het stadswapen van Vlissingen
1608
- Medium
- silver (metal)
- Classification
- ewer
- Dimensions
- height 30.8 cm x width 13.5 cm x diameter 11.5 cm x weight 748 g
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
Servants would go around with ewers and basins at the beginning and end of formal dinners. Water was poured from the ewer over the hands of the distinguished guests, and the dirty water was caught in the basin. This ewer and basin were the property of Vlissingen. The city’s coat of arms – a crowned bottle – and its motto are engraved in the centre of the basin.
