Ten-piece Ensemble of Double and Lidded Cups
ca. 1593/1600 | Friedrich Hillebrandt
In 1600, Duke William V of Bavaria gave this ensemble to his daughter Maria Anna on the occasion of her wedding to her cousin, the future Emperor Ferdinand II. It attests both to the close family ties between the houses of Wittelsbach and Habsburg and to the importance of gifts for enlarging the holdings of a princely Kunstkammer. The mother-of-pearl decoration is modelled upon works of Indian art.
In 1600, Duke William V of Bavaria gave this ensemble to his daughter Maria Anna on the occasion of her wedding to her cousin, the future Emperor Ferdinand II. It attests both to the close family ties between the houses of Wittelsbach and Habsburg and to the importance of gifts for enlarging the holdings of a princely Kunstkammer. The mother-of-pearl decoration is modelled upon works of Indian art.
Artist:
Friedrich Hillebrandt (Meister 1579 Ansbach ? - 1608 Nürnberg) DNB
Time:
ca. 1593/1600
Object Name
Vessel; Double Cup
Culture
Nuremberg
Material/technology:
Gilded silver, mother-of-pearl, emeralds, rubies
Dimensions:
33,6 cm × 13,5 cm
Stamp / markings
R 3, Nr.4017
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 1078