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- Two-handled Brandywine Bowl, 1699 - Silversmith Jesse Kip created this "brandywine bowl" for Jacob and Maritje Van Dorn, a New Jersey couple of Dutch descent. The Van Dorns probably used this bowl, dated 1699, to share a mixture of brandy and raisins among family and friends during special family events -- births, weddings, or funerals. The two handles made the bowl easy to pass from person to person.
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Two-handled Brandywine Bowl, 1699
Silversmith Jesse Kip created this "brandywine bowl" for Jacob and Maritje Van Dorn, a New Jersey couple of Dutch descent. The Van Dorns probably used this bowl, dated 1699, to share a mixture of brandy and raisins among family and friends during special family events -- births, weddings, or funerals. The two handles made the bowl easy to pass from person to person.