Goblet and Cover

anonymous, Jacob Frölich (edelsmid), 1550

The coat of arms and the inscription tell us that in 1643 this object – then almost 100 years old – was presented as a gift to the new overlord of Eisenstein (Thuringia).

Artwork typegoblet, fantasiebeker
Object numberBK-17191
Dimensionsheight 32.5 cm x diameter 13.1 cm, diameter 11.5 cm
Physical characteristicsrock crystal; mount: gilt silver

Identification

Title(s)
Goblet and Cover
Object type
Object number
BK-17191
Description
Bokaal met deksel van bergkristal in een montuur van verguld zilver. Als bekroning een zittende leeuw met wapenschild waarop een inscriptie van later datum: Marquard von Adelzhoven 1643.

Creation

Creation
- maker: anonymous, Breisgau (possibly)
- maker: Jacob Frölich (edelsmid), Neurenberg
Dating
- 1550
- c. 1556 - c. 1558
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Material and technique

Physical description
rock crystal; mount: gilt silver
Dimensions
- height 32.5 cm x diameter 13.1 cm
- diameter 11.5 cm

This work is about

Subject

Acquisition and rights

Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection Mayer Carl von Rothschild (1820-1886), Frankfurt;{Note RMA; Glanville 2003-2004, p. 37.} his daughter, Thèrese, Baroness James de Rothschild (1847-1931), Frankfurt and Paris, 1912;{Jones 1912, p.26, Pl.XIV, Introduction} …; her son Henri James Nathaniel Charles de Rothschild (1872-1947), Paris ;{Note RMA.} …; purchased from the estate of Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, 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.

Documentation

Persistent URL

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