Flagon
1605 (made)
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This large flagon is decorated with embossing (ornament hammered into relief), depicting figures of the Roman gods Diana (with dog and spear) and Mercury (with winged feet and caduceus) and the Christian allegorical figure of Charity (with two children). It is possible that the flagon was originally one of a pair, the other of which might have helped to unify the apparently unconnected decoration. During the early 17th century many goldsmiths from Augsburg and elsewhere settled in the prosperous, ethnically German, area of modern Hungary known as Siebenburgen (the 'seven towns').
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt, raised, embossed and chased |
| Brief description | Flagon, gilded silver, raised, embossed and chased, Hungary, maker's mark NH, 1605 |
| Physical description | Cylindrical tankard, raised, embossed, chased, handle and thumb-piece cast, scrollwork under hinged lid with rooster finial holding a shield, the body with medallions depicting Madonna and child, Mercury and one other figure. |
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| Object history | Repairs to lid recorded in register from 1864-65 |
| Production | Maker NH, unidentified |
| Summary | This large flagon is decorated with embossing (ornament hammered into relief), depicting figures of the Roman gods Diana (with dog and spear) and Mercury (with winged feet and caduceus) and the Christian allegorical figure of Charity (with two children). It is possible that the flagon was originally one of a pair, the other of which might have helped to unify the apparently unconnected decoration. During the early 17th century many goldsmiths from Augsburg and elsewhere settled in the prosperous, ethnically German, area of modern Hungary known as Siebenburgen (the 'seven towns'). |
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| Accession number | 4860-1858 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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