Ten-piece Ensemble of Double and Lidded Cups
ca. 1593/1600, Artist: Friedrich Hillebrandt
Ten-piece Ensemble of Double and Lidded Cups
In 1600, Duke William V of Bavaria gave this ensemble to his daughter Maria Anna on the occasion of her wedding to her cousin, the future Emperor Ferdinand II. It attests both to the close family ties between the houses of Wittelsbach and Habsburg and to the importance of gifts for enlarging the holdings of a princely Kunstkammer. The mother-of-pearl decoration is modelled upon works of Indian art.
Object data
Object Name
Vessel; Double Cup
Culture
Nuremberg
Dated
ca. 1593/1600
Artist
Friedrich Hillebrandt (Meister 1579 Ansbach ? - 1608 Nürnberg) - GND
Material
Gilded silver, mother-of-pearl, emeralds, rubies
Dimensions
33 cm × 13,5 cm
Markings
R 3, Nr.4017
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer
Inv. No.
Kunstkammer, 1058
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