Cup and cover in the form of a stag or elk
On display
Parcel-gilt silver; the base set with shells and reptiles. On the underside two shields of arms, one with a fleur-de-lys, and the other with a cow (presumably later).
Details
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Title
Cup and cover in the form of a stag or elk
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Artist/maker
Elias Zorer (master c. 1586 - died 1625) (goldsmith) -
Associated place
Augsburg (place of creation) -
Date
1605 - 1610 -
Material and technique
silver-gilt
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Object type
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Dimensions
27.8 cm (height) -
No. of items
2
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Credit line
Bequeathed by Michael Wellby, 2012.
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Museum location
Second floor | Gallery 53 | European Goldsmiths' Work -
Museum department
Western Art
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Accession no.
WA2013.1.157
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Further reading
Wilson, Timothy, ‘The Ashmolean: The Michael Wellby Bequest no. 65, Spring 2013’, (2013), p.3
C. Truman, ‘Oxford's silver gilt bequest: The Art Newspaper’, (2013)
Wilson, Timothy, Winterbottom, Matthew, Treasures of the Goldsmith's Art: The Michael Wellby Bequest to the Ashmolean Museum (Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford, 2015)
