Cup
ca. 1500 (carved), 17th century (setting)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
this cup is of coconut, the nut carved with representations of the Annunciation, the meeting with Elisabeth, and the Nativity.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved coconut, mounted in silver-gilt |
| Brief description | Cup, carved cocoa-nut with silver-gilt mounts, showing scenes of Annunciation and Nativity, Germany, carving 16th and setting 17th century |
| Physical description | this cup is of coconut, the nut carved with representations of the Annunciation, the meeting with Elisabeth, and the Nativity. |
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| Object history | Bought, £7 10s. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1857. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 11 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4295-1857 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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