Miniature ship, 17th century

Gold, pearls; filigree work

Height8 cm

Place of originGermany or Netherlands

Status

on display, room 004

About the workThis type of ship corresponds to the so-called East Indiaman: these were the large merchant ships of the Dutch East India Company, founded in 1602, which maintained trading posts in India, modern-day Indonesia and South Africa. The purpose of this miniature three-masted ship is unclear, but it was not uncommon for such vessels to be collected in larger and smaller versions by ship owners or captains and displayed as decorative ornaments. They remained very popular until the nineteenth century.

AccessionAcquired 1927 from the Kunstgewerbemuseum

Provenance[...]; bis 24.7.1887 Dr. Franz Johann Joseph Bock, Kanonikus, Geistlicher und Kunsthistoriker (Aachen-Burtscheid 1823-1899 Aachen); 24.7.1887-1927 ehem. Kunstgewerbemuseum Düsseldorf (1883-1927) angekauft von Bock; 1927 übernommen aus dem Kunstgewerbemuseum

Inventory numberP 12589

Baroque

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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