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A typical form of the later seventeenth century, originally used in pharmacies, but soon adopted for wine or water to be enjoyed on journeys or at the hunt. It is a splendid example of bold auricdular ornament enclosing panels decorated with lightly stippled birds and flowers.
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Title: Canister
Maker:
Juergen Richels (master 1664, died ca. 1711)
Date: ca. 1670–80
Culture: German, Hamburg
Medium: Silver gilt
Dimensions: Height: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Accession Number: 1974.356.759a, b
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