Lidded Beaker
ca. 1420/30; 1565 (finial and coat of arms)
Enamelling, i.e. fusing a glassy coating onto a metal surface, is one of the most difficult techniques in goldsmiths’ work. These beakers display exquisite decorations in translucent enamel with gilded cut-out foils. Animals and mythical creatures have been added in painted white enamel. Such sumptuous but highly fragile vessels were used exclusively for purposes of representation.
Enamelling, i.e. fusing a glassy coating onto a metal surface, is one of the most difficult techniques in goldsmiths’ work. These beakers display exquisite decorations in translucent enamel with gilded cut-out foils. Animals and mythical creatures have been added in painted white enamel. Such sumptuous but highly fragile vessels were used exclusively for purposes of representation.
Time:
ca. 1420/30; 1565 (finial and coat of arms)
Object Name
container; lidded cup
Culture
Burgundian-Netherlandish; Austrian (finial and coat of arms)
Material/technology:
Partially gilded silver, enamel, metal foils
Dimensions:
29,3 cm × 12 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 85