Lidded Vase, so-called Herberstein Cup
1st half 15th c. (cut); before 1449 (foot); dated 1564 (lid)
Emperor Frederick III and his Device In 1437, the future Emperor Frederick III declared that the five letters “AEIOV” were to be used to designate his property. This allows us to link a few objects with his once magnificent treasury.
Emperor Frederick III and his Device In 1437, the future Emperor Frederick III declared that the five letters “AEIOV” were to be used to designate his property. This allows us to link a few objects with his once magnificent treasury.
Time:
1st half 15th c. (cut); before 1449 (foot); dated 1564 (lid)
Object Name
Vessel; Vase
Culture
Venice or Burgundy (?); Nuremberg (foot); Graz (lid)
Material/technology:
Rock crystal, gilded silver
Dimensions:
25 cm × 12,5 cm × 8 cm × 10,2 cm
Inscribed
"AEIOV 1449"; "MIT . ERBSCHAFT . AN . KAISER . FERDINANT . DEMERSTEM (sic!) . KAM . ICH . SEIN . SVN / ERZHERZOG . KARL . ZV . ESTERREICH . VERSCHENCKHT . MICH . SEINEM . HOFMA= / ISTER . CASPERN . FREIHERN . ZV . HERBERSTAIN . MIT . DEM . NAMEN . DAS . ICH . ZV . / GEDECHTNVS . BLEIBEN . SOL . EWIG . BEI . DEM . MANSTAMEN . 1564 //"
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 6896