Coupe

anonymous, c. 1400

Fashioned by a goldsmith, the mount of this cup immediately catches the eye. The pattern of flowers and birds was first chased in gold, and then filled with glass powder and fired. Given the different melting point of each colour of glass, the process must have been repeated at least seven times. The handle was subsequently set with gemstones.

  • Artwork typevessel
  • Object numberBK-17105
  • Dimensionsheight 7.2 cm x width 15.6 cm x depth 11 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Coupe

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-17105

  • Description

    Half bolvormig vat van bergkristal geslepen in twaalf verticale facetten. Montuur van goud met een horizontale gouden greep met twee saffieren en email cloisonné.

Creation

  • Creation

    • maker: anonymous, France
    • maker: anonymous, Oost-Europa

  • Dating

    • c. 1400
    • c. 1610

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 7.2 cm x width 15.6 cm x depth 11 cm

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. 47, no. K.91.} 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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