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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.
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Title: Water vessel (Càntir)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Spanish, Catalonia
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: Overall: 8 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (22.2 × 11.4 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1883
Accession Number: 83.7.118
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