Feeding bowl, 1690, Hungarian, Transylvania, Silver, partly gilded, Overall: 6 3/4 x 8 x 4 7/16 in. (17.2 x 20.3 x 11.3 cm), Metalwork-Silver, This shell-shaped vessel—known as a feeding bowl—was used to serve strong broth or other liquid nourishment to the sick through a pierced well. The absence of marks suggests that the unknown goldsmith, who merged superior craftmanship with inventive design to create this piece, was guild-exempt while working as a court goldsmith
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