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Drinking Glass, Goblet Commemorating François Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijk (1725–93) and his wife Everdina Petronella (1730–94), countess of Hogendorp

This is a drinking glass. It is dated 1761–1765 and we acquired it in 2021. Its medium is lead glass. It is a part of the department.

It is credited Gift of Beatrice Taplin.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 26.2 × 12 cm (10 5/16 × 4 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Along the bottom of the bowl: "Het welwesen van den huijsen van Som / melsdijk" ("To the good fortune of the house of Sommelsdijk")

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Drinking Glass, Goblet Commemorating François Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijk (1725–93) and his wife Everdina Petronella (1730–94), countess of Hogendorp; lead glass; H x diam.: 26.2 × 12 cm (10 5/16 × 4 3/4 in.); Gift of Beatrice Taplin; 2021-9-3

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Foreign Exchange.

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