Cupids Dancing
Plaquette
1500-1600 (made)
1500-1600 (made)
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This is a lead palquette, made in Germany in about 1500-1600, depicting dancing cupids.
The art of plaquette making emerged in the south, in Nuremberg and Augsburg, about 1510–20. The plaquettes had the same multiple purpose as their Italian predecessors. They were used mainly by goldsmiths and in bronze foundries, but also by cabinetmakers. The models were carved in wood, stone, slate and wax, then reproduced in bronze and lead. Lead models such as this were used by goldsmiths for the silver-gilt decoration of mirror frames or small caskets.
The art of plaquette making emerged in the south, in Nuremberg and Augsburg, about 1510–20. The plaquettes had the same multiple purpose as their Italian predecessors. They were used mainly by goldsmiths and in bronze foundries, but also by cabinetmakers. The models were carved in wood, stone, slate and wax, then reproduced in bronze and lead. Lead models such as this were used by goldsmiths for the silver-gilt decoration of mirror frames or small caskets.
Object details
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| Title | Cupids Dancing (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lead |
| Brief description | Plaquette, lead, Cupids dancing, Germany, ca. 1500-1600 |
| Physical description | Cupids dancing in low relief. |
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| Object history | Formerly in the Tross Collection. 140 medals and reliefs were purchased from M. Henri Tross of Paris for £500 by J.C. Robinson for the Museum in 1867. |
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| Summary | This is a lead palquette, made in Germany in about 1500-1600, depicting dancing cupids. The art of plaquette making emerged in the south, in Nuremberg and Augsburg, about 1510–20. The plaquettes had the same multiple purpose as their Italian predecessors. They were used mainly by goldsmiths and in bronze foundries, but also by cabinetmakers. The models were carved in wood, stone, slate and wax, then reproduced in bronze and lead. Lead models such as this were used by goldsmiths for the silver-gilt decoration of mirror frames or small caskets. |
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| Accession number | 194-1867 |
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| Record created | May 9, 2005 |
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