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Tasse mit 2 Messkännchen

18. Jahrhundert

Cruets are small vessels used for containing the wine and water required for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. They have a V (=Vinum) on the wine and an A (=aqua) on the water cruet. Since the 12th century they had always been produced in pairs. The bowl has two footprints for the cruets, decorated with the monograms of St. Mary and Christ (IHS). The artist’s monogram ICL refer to Johann Christoph Laminets of Memmingen.

Cruets are small vessels used for containing the wine and water required for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. They have a V (=Vinum) on the wine and an A (=aqua) on the water cruet. Since the 12th century they had always been produced in pairs. The bowl has two footprints for the cruets, decorated with the monograms of St. Mary and Christ (IHS). The artist’s monogram ICL refer to Johann Christoph Laminets of Memmingen.

Time:
18. Jahrhundert

Object Name
Tasse mit 2 Meßkännchen

Culture
Augsburg

Material/technology:
Silber vergoldet

Signed
Monogramm: C I L (Buchstabe I hochgestellt)

Stamp / markings
Augsburger Stadtpyr

Copyright
Schloss Ambras Innsbruck

Invs.
Schloss Ambras Innsbruck, PA 1048

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