Specerijendoos in de vorm van het schip Mauritius

Cast in silver in the shape of the ship Mauritius, this spice box represents the opulence of Dutch colonial dominance. The Mauritius was a vessel that set out on an early Dutch East India Company (VOC) excursion to Indonesia. Cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper, and mace—goods that the VOC traded—would be served from this box alongside other lavish dinnerware.

Specerijendoos van zilver in de vorm van een fluitschip. Op de spiegel het wapen van Prins Maurits.

The spice trade was the most important goal of the journeys to Asia. Pepper, nutmeg, mace and cinnamon were very costly commodities. Accordingly, they were offered at table in an opulent manner. This spice box is in the shape of the Mauritius, one of the ships that had already sailed to Asia before the VOC was founded. Its lid (the deck) conceals little compartments for different spices.

Handel in specerijen was het belangrijkste doel van de reizen naar Azië. Peper, nootmuskaat, foelie en kaneel waren zeer kostbaar. Daarom werden ze op een fraaie manier op tafel gepresenteerd. Deze specerijhouder heeft de vorm van het schip ...