A chalice and paten were used during the Mass to serve the consecrated wine and bread. The form and ornament of chalices usually reflect current artistic styles and religious practice. This is a late example of a chalice with a circular foot. At this date, most chalices had shaped or lobed feet. The foot bears a Latin inscription, ‘Conrad of Regensburg, citizen of Vienna paid for this chalice’. Latin prayers to St George and the Virgin Mary are engraved on the stem and knop (the bulbous swelling on the stem).
Physical description
Chalice and paten. Silver-gilt enriched with enamels. On the base are four medallions with scriptural subjects in relief and an inscription.
Place of Origin
Vienna, Austria (probably, made)
Date
ca. 1360 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Silver-gilt enriched with enamels
Marks and inscriptions
[Paten] No marks
Dimensions
[Paten] Diameter: 6.625 in
[Chalice] Height: 6.75 in, Diameter: 4.625 in
Object history note
[Chalice] Historical significance: Two other chalices, probably made by the same workshop, also survive in European public collections. One is in the Steiermärkischen Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz (Austria) and the other is in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (see Schroder: 2009, III, cat. no. 422).
Descriptive line
Silver-gilt and enamel, Austria, (probably Vienna), ca.1360
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Schroder, Timothy. British and continental gold and silver in the Ashmolean Museum. 3 vols. Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2009. ISBN 9781854442208.
Exhibition History
The Medieval Chalice (Sacred Silver and Stained Glass Galleries, the Victoria and Albert Museum 22/11/2005-22/11/2005)
Labels and date
German Chalice and Paten
A chalice and paten were used during the Mass to serve the consecrated wine and bread. The form and ornament of chalices usually reflect current artistic styles and religious practice. This is a late example of a chalice with a circular foot. At this date, most chalices had shaped or lobed feet. The foot bears a Latin inscription, ‘Conrad of Regensburg, citizen of Vienna paid for this chalice’. Latin prayers to St George and the Virgin Mary are engraved on the stem and knop (the bulbous swelling on the stem).
Austria (probably Vienna), about 1360
Silver gilt with enamel
Museum nos. 4523&A-1858 [22/11/2005]
Materials
Silver; Gold; Enamel
Techniques
Gilding; Engraving (incising)
Categories
Metalwork; Religion; Christianity
Collection code
MET
