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Chalice

1275-1300
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Westphalia

Chalice, silver-gilt, the circular foot raised with decoration of four stamped roundels and spandrels stamped with foliage decoration soldered to the surface. Read clockwise, the roundels contain scenes of: the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Scourging of Christ and the Crucifixion. The lower and upper parts of the stem both have concealed 'necks' which fit inside the ten-lobed embossed knop. Soldered to each of the lobes on the knop is a stamped lozenge with stylised curls. The bowl of the chalice has been raised. The entire chalice has been re-gilt (except for the underside).

Object details

Object type
Chalice
Brief description
Silver-gilt (later re-gilding), Westphalia (northwestern region of Germany), 1275-1300
Physical description
Chalice, silver-gilt, the circular foot raised with decoration of four stamped roundels and spandrels stamped with foliage decoration soldered to the surface. Read clockwise, the roundels contain scenes of: the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Scourging of Christ and the Crucifixion. The lower and upper parts of the stem both have concealed 'necks' which fit inside the ten-lobed embossed knop. Soldered to each of the lobes on the knop is a stamped lozenge with stylised curls. The bowl of the chalice has been raised. The entire chalice has been re-gilt (except for the underside).
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.6cm
  • Diameter of chalice bowl diameter: 13cm
  • Diameter of foot diameter: 14.1cm
  • Weight: 517.6g
Gallery label
CHALICE
Silver-gilt, the foot with applied stamped plaques depicting the Annunciation, Nativity, Flagellation and Crucifixion.
German (Westphalian?); second half of 13th century. The bowl 14th century
Bibliographic references
  • Pollen, John Hungerford. Ancient and modern gold and silver smiths' work in the South Kensington Museum. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1878.
  • Heppe, Karl Bernd. Gotische Goldschmiedekunst in Westfalen vom zweiten Drittel des 13. bis zur Mitte des 16. Jahrhunderts. Doctoral thesis, Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universitäy zu Münster, 1973.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
4903-1859

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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