Still Life with a Beer Glass and a Porcelain Dish with Pepper

• Still Life with a Tall Beer Glass
• Still Life with a Beer Glass and a Porcelain Dish with Pepper

SK-A-2362

signature and date: ‘Jan van de Velde 1647’

The porcelain dish is surrounded by other objects that bear witness to Dutch taste in the 17th century. It holds pepper, an expensive product that not everyone could afford. A hallmark in the form of the arms of Amsterdam is stamped on the lid of the jug, alluding to the city’s key role as a centre of trade.

painter: Jan Jansz. van de Velde (III)

1647

olieverf op paneel

• height 64.5 cm x width 59 cm
• depth 7.5 cm

purchase 1908-07

Public domain

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20026828