Cup and cover in the form of an owl
On display
Silver gilt cup and cover in the form of an owl; the wings hinged, his eyes made with garnets. Engraved on the neck ‘DRINK. AUS. SETZ. NIEDER. SCHENCK. EIN. FEILS WIEDER’.
Details
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Title
Cup and cover in the form of an owl
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Associated place
Germany (place of creation) -
Date
c. 1570 - 1580 -
Material and technique
silver-gilt, glass; cast base
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Object type
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Dimensions
15.5 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.
WA2013.1.72
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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)
