Frederiks Andries, Covered coconut cup, 1607 (Amsterdam), silver, coconut, 34.5 x 22.9 x 12.7 cm (gift of Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo, in honor of Thomas S. Michie, and in support of the Center for Netherlandish Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)
Additional resources
The Center for Netherlandish Art at the MFA Boston
Virginie Spenlé, ““Savagery” and “Civilization”: Dutch Brazil in the Kunst- and Wunderkammer,” Journal of Historians of Netherlandish Art 3:2 (Summer 2011) DOI: 10.5092/jhna.2011.3.2.3
Smarthistory images for teaching and learning:
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