Plate with Noah and other Old Testament scenes
This is an example of an Edelzinn, literally 'noble or precious pewter' which was produced exclusively for display in France and Germany during the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. An important difference between silver and pewter is that the relief ornament is always cast, not embossed. Therefore, it depends on the production of moulds, meaning that a design could be produced in multiples. This example is typical of Nuremberg types of the early seventeenth century. The plate is decorated in relief with scenes from Genesis and the inscription translates: 'Noah went out of the arc and made a burnt offering to God'.
Information derived from T. Schroder, British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean (2009)
Details
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Title
Plate with Noah and other Old Testament scenes
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Associated place
Nuremberg (place of creation) -
Date
1619
19th century (1801 - 1900) -
Material and technique
gilt pewter
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Object type
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Dimensions
17.7 cm (diameter) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Bequeathed by C. D. E. Fortnum, 1899.
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Museum location
Museum department
Western Art
Accession no.
WA1899.CDEF.B1121
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Further reading
Schroder, Timothy, British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 2009), 587
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