Vintage tin for Enkhuizer banquet with images of a harbour with fishing boats and regional costumes "Volendam"

Vintage tin for Enkhuizer banquet with images of a harbour with fishing boats and regional costumes "Volendam"

• Manufacturer: Enkhuizer Banker
• Manufacture date: 1960 - 1989

Description
Rectangular tin in vintage condition by Enkhuizer Banquet, fitted with a loose lid. The tin has a picture on the lid of a harbour with boats and a family in Volendammer regional costume/tradition. The text Enkhuizer Banquet is embossed on the lid.

On the sides of the tin is an image of a village panorama. The tin stands on four semicircular feet which are expressed in the bottom.

Also in this series of tins:

• Volendam
• Spakenburg
• Marken
• Urk

Condition
This tin for Enkhuizer Banquet is in a good vintage condition with normal traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Photos are part of the description.

Dimensions

• Height: 5.5 cm.
• Length: 23.0 cm.
• Width: 15.5 cm.

Volendam is a town in North Holland in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Edam-Volendam. 

Originally, Volendam was the location of the harbour of the nearby Edam, which was situated at the mouth of the IJ bay.

In 1357, the inhabitants of Edam dug a shorter canal to the Zuiderzee with its own separate harbour. This removed the need for the original harbour, which was then dammed and used for land reclamation. Farmers and local fishermen settled there, forming the new community of Volendam, which translates to; 'Full dam'.

In the early part of the 20th century, Volendam became something of an artists' retreat, with both Picasso and Renoir spending time here.

The majority of the population belongs to the Roman Catholic Church, which is deeply connected to the village culture. Historically, many missionaries and bishops grew up in Volendam. Today there is the chapel of Our Lady of the Water, which is located in a village park.

Volendam is a popular tourist attraction in the Netherlands, well known for its old fishing boats and the traditional clothing still worn by some residents. The women's costume of Volendam, with its high, pointed bonnet, is one of the most recognizable of the Dutch traditional costumes and is often featured on tourist postcards and posters (although there are believed to be fewer than 50 women now wearing the costume as part of their daily lives, most of them elderly). There is a regular ferry connection to Marken, a peninsula close by. Volendam also features a small museum about its history and clothing style, and visitors can have their pictures taken in traditional Dutch costumes.

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