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Ewer
Unknown
(Workshop)
This magnificent ewer and dish were made in the Flemish city of Bruges about 1561. They were owned by William Mostyn, a Flintshire landowner and MP who died in 1576. The ewer and dish were an important status symbol and were likely to have been displayed prominently on the sideboard. However, they were also used to wash hands at the table in an age when people ate without forks.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 50490
Creation/Production
Acquisition
Purchase - ass. of NACF, 17/6/1977
Purchased with support from The National Art Collections Fund
Measurements
Height
(cm): 21.3
Width
(cm): 12.72
Height
(in): 8 3/4
Width
(in): 5
Material
Silver
Silver gilt
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