Water vessel (Càntir)

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18th century · Glass · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This distinctively Catalan form of communal drinking vessel evolved during the seventeenth century. One spout is for filling, the other for drinking without having the liquid touch the mouth.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

Glass

Culture

Spanish, Catalonia

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Bequest of Henry Victor Burgy, 1901