Dish
1567 (made)
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Pewter dish cast in relief with a figure of Fame; round the rim: three medallions with equestrian portraits of Hannibal, Horatius and Marcus Curtius (after Georg Pencz); between the medallions: a battle scene (after Hans Sebald Beham), a triumphal procession with the date 1567 (after the monogrammist VG) and Orpheus charming the beasts (after Virgil Solis). The model may have been made by B.I. (the maker of 1133-1905). Mark: Nicolaus Horchaimer of Coblenz (working at Nüremberg 1561-1583).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pewter cast from etched mould with 'wood-cutting' style drawing technique. |
| Brief description | Dish, pewter, with cast reliefs of figure of Fame and events from Roman history, Germany, 1567 |
| Physical description | Pewter dish cast in relief with a figure of Fame; round the rim: three medallions with equestrian portraits of Hannibal, Horatius and Marcus Curtius (after Georg Pencz); between the medallions: a battle scene (after Hans Sebald Beham), a triumphal procession with the date 1567 (after the monogrammist VG) and Orpheus charming the beasts (after Virgil Solis). The model may have been made by B.I. (the maker of 1133-1905). Mark: Nicolaus Horchaimer of Coblenz (working at Nüremberg 1561-1583). |
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| Associated object | REPRO.1856-2 (Reproduction) |
| Bibliographic reference | North, Anthony, Pewter at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, V&A Publications 1999 (Reprinted 2000), cat. 23, ill. ISBN 185177 2235 |
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| Accession number | 1511-1855 |
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| Record created | January 20, 2003 |
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