Coupe

anonymous, anonymous [rejected attribution], c. 1550

Agate – named after the Achates River in Sicily – has been mined in Italy since antiquity. In the mid-16th century the most important deposits of this gemstone were found in German territories, such as the Palatinate.

  • Artwork typecoupe
  • Object numberBK-17088
  • Dimensionsheight 9.8 cm x diameter 7.9 cm, diameter 5.3 cm
  • Physical characteristicsagate

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Coupe

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-17088

  • Description

    Coupe van lichtbruin, paarsgevlekt mosagaat. Rond, staande op een balustervormige stam en platte ronde voet. Voet, stam en schaal zijn verbonden met gouden banden, waarop gouden motieven tegen een witte geëmailleerde fond.

Creation

  • Creation

    • maker: anonymous, Palts
    • maker: anonymous, Milaan
    • maker: anonymous, Germany [rejected attribution]

  • Dating

    c. 1550

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    agate

  • Dimensions

    • height 9.8 cm x diameter 7.9 cm
    • diameter 5.3 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, 1936;{Von Falke 1936, p. 32, no. K.63.} 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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