Three Wine Cups Made with Booty from the Silver Fleet, Roelant Gerobulus, 1629

forging, h 5.6cm × d 8.4cm × w gr More details

This set of matching, nesting wine cups was made to honour Piet Heinâ€™s victory over the Spanish Treasure (or Silver) Fleet in 1628. This remarkable event is commemorated in the engraved text, which describes how the drinking vessels were fashioned from confiscated precious metal. The coat-of-arms of the commissioner, probably a member of the Sweers family, is engraved on the bottoms and lids.

Identification

Title(s)

Three Wine Cups Made with Booty from the Silver Fleet
Wijnkroes van Piet Hein of de familie Sweers

Object type

Object number

NG-525-B

Description

Eén van drie bijna identieke zilveren kroezen, iets toelopend naar de vlakke bodem. De bovenrand verguld en met ingegraveerd opschrift: "T'WELCK WAS TE VOREN GLAS NV SILVER IS EN GOUD / DAT GAF GOD DOOR PIER HEIN DIET SILVER EERST WAN STOVT / EX GAZA CAPTIVA". Op de bodem gehelmd wapen, aan één kant van de helm 16, aan de andere 29, onder het schild opschrift: "* ELK * ZYN * TYT *". Gemerkt; rand: stuurwiel (R. Gerobulus); Utrecht. Gedateerd; rand: 1629 en jaarletter I (1629 of 1602). Zie NG-525-A, C en D.