Chalice with a portrait of Pieter Adriaansz. van der Werff and a view of Leiden; Vaulted foot. Baluster-shaped trunk with three knots. Funnel-shaped chalice with a slightly outstanding mouth edge and a rounded bottom. On the chalice the siege of Leiden in 1573. In the foreground a army camp where an angel; armed with a sword; determines the outcome of the battle set in the background for the city walls. On the right the Marekerk. Below the image: VT. SANCHERIB.A.IERUSALEM 2.Reg.19. On the reverse; on a pedestal; the portrait of the mayor of Leiden Pieter Adriaansz. van der Werff; above which the inscription: THIS VANDE WERF THAT STANDED PAL / SO WALK WITHIN WALK / FOR CHURCH AND RELIGION / AND MUTE WITH SYN MOUTH BALDEUS WAR LIST / PEST HUNGER BURGER TWIST / AND RIP FROM THEIR FIRE / FREEDOM OF LAND; Leiden; Pieter Adriaansz. van der Werff; anonymous; c. 1725 - c. 1750; glass; glassblowing; h 22.5 cm x d 9.5 cm