Water vessel (Càntir)

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18th century · Glass · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Water vessel (Càntir) — Unknown

This distinctively Catalan form of communal drinking vessel evolved during the seventeenth century, although the very fine examples shown here are later. One spout is for filling and the other for drinking without having the vessel touch the mouth.

Artist
Unknown
Date
18th century
Medium
Glass
Culture
Spanish, Catalonia
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Credit line
Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1883

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