Wall plaque
On display
Decorative wall plaque. The plaque is formed as a lozenge-shape with ellaborately scrolling outline and shells at either side. It is assembled from numerous pieces of mother-of-pearl, carved and engraved. On the reverse, the component pieces make up an elaborate geometrical design and there is a slot to allow the plaque to be hung up. The front is enriched with gold reliefs, including trophies of Turkish arms and a figure of an wreathed woman with flail, and a putto drumming, perhaps representing Victory. The plaque is set with two saucers, enamelled in colours and gilt, each with a battle scene surrounded by four vignettes.
Details
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Title
Wall plaque
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Artist/maker
after Georg Philipp Rugendas, I (1666 - 1742) (printer) -
Associated place
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Date
1710
c. 1840 - 1900 -
Material and technique
mother-of pearl, enamel, gold; carved
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Object type
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Dimensions
max 31 cm (height)
max 41 cm (width) -
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.
WA2013.1.302.2
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Further reading
Weinhold, Ulrike, Emailmalerei: an Augsburger Goldschmiedearbeiten von 1650 bis 1750 (Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich, 2000), 91
Wilson, Timothy, Winterbottom, Matthew, Treasures of the Goldsmith's Art: The Michael Wellby Bequest to the Ashmolean Museum (Ashmolean Museum University of Oxford, 2015)
