Ewer and Basin, Johannes Lutma (1584-1669), 1647 Canvas Print
The round shell has a wide, flat edge with six lobes, each with a small bulge in the middle. Each lobe contains a medallion whose frame is made up of dolphins intersecting, raised tails, above which a barbel-like creature and other soft ornaments. The medallions contain scenes that can be grouped as pairs: two depictions of a winged child on the back of a dolphin, one with a stick with fish in hand, the other holding a trident; two depictions of a child on the back of a hippocampus, one child winged, holding a stick with fish; and two depictions of a winged child, one with a trident, on the back of a sea creature with a goat's body and fishtail. The performances are visually connected because the equal sea creatures swim in each other's direction, while the children look back and thus form the connection with the group next to it. The flat is decorated with a walking representation of Neptune and its entourage in the water. The bearded sea god is displayed with trident and horn. Next to him, a sea goddess swims with horse legs and a fish tail, resting a waving banner on her shoulder. On the right side of this pair of gods, a triton fights a sea monster with a dragon's head and snake's tail. In addition, two sea-blowers that have been sent to each other threaten each other, behind which two horn-blowing tritones, one of which, with ears of corn in the hair, carries a banner. They precede a woman with a trident riding a seahorse. The procession is closed by two tritones, one of which torst a basket with shells and the other blows on a horn. Some of the sea gods have a stick in hand that fish and lobsters hang on. Sea monsters try to get their hands on the seafood. Dolphins swim everywhere. The umbo, over which the lobed base of the jug closes, is surrounded by an edge made up of a repeating pattern of horns and shells. On the umbo a loose plate was later screwed with the engraved coat of arms of Cornelis Tromp. This has a lion and a griffin as tenant and at the bottom two anchors and an elephant for the Danish Elephant Order, as well as the motto FORTES CREATOR FORTIBUS (heroes come from heroes). Below the shell is a small round foot, which is attached to the coat of arms with a screw.
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