Wine casket

anonymous, c. 1575 - c. 1600

The ends of this casket suggest that it could be hung up and the contents poured by tipping it. Depicted is a scene of merrymaking mythological figures. The river is filled with wine flowing from the jars.

Artwork typevaatwerk, wijnvat
Object numberBK-17116
Dimensionsheight 15 cm x width 22 cm x depth 13.4 cm
Physical characteristicsrock crystal; mount: gold, enamel, pearls, rubies, emeralds

Identification

Title(s)
- Wine casket
- Wine Barrel
Object type
Object number
BK-17116
Description
Wijnvat gesneden uit een brok bergkristal met montuur van goud met email, parels, robijnen en smaragden. Het vat is versierd met voorstellingen van bacchanten met panters, en golven met draken en stroom-goden, in mat slijpwerk.

Creation

Creation
- maker: anonymous, Milaan
- maker: Annibale Fontana (possibly), Milaan [rejected attribution]
- maker: Saracchi, Milaan [rejected attribution]
Dating
c. 1575 - c. 1600
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Material and technique

Physical description
rock crystal; mount: gold, enamel, pearls, rubies, emeralds
Dimensions
height 15 cm x width 22 cm x depth 13.4 cm

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Subject

Acquisition and rights

Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection Hermitage, Petersburg, 1915;{Note RMA; Starye Gody December 1915, image after p. 10.}…; collection Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939) Amsterdam and Paris, 1936;{Von Falke 1936, p. 54, no. K.104.} 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.

Documentation

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