Lidded Cup in the Form of a Medlar
ca. 1520
Pomp and Circumstance: Sumptuous Sideboards Court festivities have always served to demonstrate a host’s status and wealth to the admitted members of the public. In the 15th century, sideboards set with precious objects were a prominent feature of such occasions: gold, silver, and rock crystal vessels were placed next to griffin’s claws, so-called Natternzungenkredenzen (table decorations set with “adders’ tongues”) or burr-wood cups: all of them materials credited with magical powers to protect from poison.
Pomp and Circumstance: Sumptuous Sideboards Court festivities have always served to demonstrate a host’s status and wealth to the admitted members of the public. In the 15th century, sideboards set with precious objects were a prominent feature of such occasions: gold, silver, and rock crystal vessels were placed next to griffin’s claws, so-called Natternzungenkredenzen (table decorations set with “adders’ tongues”) or burr-wood cups: all of them materials credited with magical powers to protect from poison.
Time:
ca. 1520
Object Name
Vessel; lidded goblet
Culture
Nuremberg (?)
Material/technology:
Gilded silver
Dimensions:
27 cm × 14,2 cm
H. der Figur 4,3 cm
Inscribed
HECTOR VON TROI,.IVLIVS CESAR, JOSVE, KINNIG DAVID.KARLE DER GROS.(Schriftband); MRIA (Deckelinneres)
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 91
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