Specerijendoos in de vorm van het schip Mauritius
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Curationist Object DescriptionCast 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.
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Specerijendoos van zilver in de vorm van een fluitschip. Op de spiegel het wapen van Prins Maurits.
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Unknown, Spice box, circa 1600. Rijksmuseum. In the shape of the ship Mauritius, this spice box may have held culinary goods from the regions where the Dutch East India Company traded. Public Domain.
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