Cup and cover
On display
Cup and cover, silver-gilt, on the cover a pinecone finial is supported by two scrolling brackets. On the body embossed three masks in relief; the surface is etched and chased with strapwork and minute scrolls. Within the cover, is a cast medallion with 'CHRISTOF:FABIUS. GUGEL V.I.D.AET.55.AO:85'.
Details
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Title
Cup and cover
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Artist/maker
probably Christoph Ritter, I ("Christoph Ritter, I") (active 1547 - died 1572) (goldsmith) -
Associated place
Nuremberg (place of creation) -
Date
1585 -
Material and technique
silver-gilt; cast, chased, etched
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Object type
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Dimensions
23 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.
WA2013.1.153
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Further reading
Marc Rosenberg, Der Goldschmiede Merkzeichen (Frankfurt, 1922-28), 3880c, 3881
Wilson, Timothy, Winterbottom, Matthew, Treasures of the Goldsmith's Art: The Michael Wellby Bequest to the Ashmolean Museum (Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford, 2015)
