Ornate Basin with Ewer, Basin
ca. 1592 | Nikolaus Schmidt
This set was created in Nuremberg but imitates a type of decoration popular in Gujarat, India, with a scalelike arrangement of mother-of-pearl platelets. Southern German mercantile houses imported similarly formed vessels and caskets as collectors’ items, which provided inspiration for local artisanal production. Here, cast animals and large pearls further enliven the rim of the basin.
This set was created in Nuremberg but imitates a type of decoration popular in Gujarat, India, with a scalelike arrangement of mother-of-pearl platelets. Southern German mercantile houses imported similarly formed vessels and caskets as collectors’ items, which provided inspiration for local artisanal production. Here, cast animals and large pearls further enliven the rim of the basin.
Artist:
Nikolaus Schmidt (Greifswald um 1550/55, Meisterjahr 1582 - 1609 Nürnberg)
Time:
ca. 1592
Object Name
Vessel; Basin
Culture
Nuremberg
Material/technology:
Silver, partially gilded and painted, mother-of-pearl, pearls, garnets
Dimensions:
Dm. 80 cm, H. 13 cm
Stamp / markings
Nürnberger Beschau; R 3, Nr.4030
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 1138