Ewer
On display
Ewer, rock-crystal, carved into a form somewhat resembling a boat. The foot and handles joined with enamelled gold mounts.
Details
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Title
Ewer
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Artist/maker
probably Saracchi workshop (active 1580 - 1610) (goldsmith) -
Associated place
Milan (probable) (probable place of creation) -
Date
c. 1600 - 1610 (probably) -
Material and technique
rock crystal, gold, black-enamel; carved
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Object type
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Dimensions
12.8 cm (height) -
No. of items
1
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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.
WA2013.1.119
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Further reading
Wilson, Timothy, Winterbottom, Matthew, Treasures of the Goldsmith's Art: The Michael Wellby Bequest to the Ashmolean Museum (Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford, 2015)
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