Lidded goblet

anonymous, c. 1575 - c. 1599

The beautifully detailed figurine of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra surmounting the lid alludes to one of the properties of rock crystal. In the 16th century this mineral was thought to change colour when it came into contact with poison. Cleopatra, who died from a venomous snakebite, here serves as a warning to keep a close watch on the glass.

  • Artwork typegoblet
  • Object numberBK-17129
  • Dimensionsheight 25.2 cm x diameter 7.7 cm, diameter 7.7 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Lidded goblet

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-17129

  • Description

    Bokaal met deksel op een hoge gewelfde voet. De bokaal is van bergkristal met een montuur van goud. Versierd met fijne ranken in email. Op het deksel een vrouwenfiguur met handspiegel.

Creation

  • Creation

    maker: anonymous, Breisgau (possibly)

  • Dating

    c. 1575 - c. 1599

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    • height 25.2 cm x diameter 7.7 cm
    • diameter 7.7 cm

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  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Hermitage, Petersburg;{Note RMA.}…; collection Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939) Amsterdam and Paris, 1936;{Von Falke 1936, p. 60, no. K.118.} purchased from his estate, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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