Coconut cup and cover
On display
Cup, formed of a coconut, with silver mounts, feet and tail and a detachable head. The head, formed as a monster's face, is open mouthed and cannot be used as a cup. It has glass eyes.
Details
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Title
Coconut cup and cover
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Associated place
Flanders (probable) (probable place of creation) -
Date
c. 1510 - 1600 -
Material and technique
coconut, silver, glass
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Object type
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Dimensions
max 13 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.
WA2013.1.49
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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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