Ewer
On display
Silver ewer, modelled in auricular style, with Andromeda beneath the handle chained to a rock. The handle formed as a sea monster, the lip formed as a grotesque mask. The sides formed as swirling vortices. In the front a relief medallion, within an open mouth, of Perseus flying down to attack the sea monster. The base is flat.
Details
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Title
Ewer
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Artist/maker
possibly Christian van Vianen (1600 or 1605 - 1667) (goldsmith)possibly Adam van Vianen (1568 or 1569 - 1627) (goldsmith) -
Associated place
Utrecht (place of creation) -
Date
c. 1620 - 1630 -
Material and technique
silver
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Object type
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Dimensions
23.7 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.
WA2013.1.182
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Further reading
J.F. Hayward, Virtuoso Goldsmiths and the triumph of Mannerism, 1540-1620 (London, 1976), 638, 399
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)
