Beaker
1636 (made)
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The bold presence of this flaring beaker suggests it was made for display rather than for use, to impress the owner's guests and confirm his wealth and high social status. The Romanian inscription records that it was ordered by Dunitraskeo Sholdon, Great Dvornik of High Moldavia (1634-8) and his wife Satha in the Russian year 7144 (1636). The form and fish-scale decoration are modelled on south German beakers of the 1540s.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver-gilt, chased, embossed and engraved |
| Brief description | Beaker, gilded silver, chased, embossed and engraved, Romania, 1636 |
| Physical description | Flaring trumpet shaped beaker, silver-gilt, embossed and engraved with scale pattern with chased foliage an inscriptions around the lip. |
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| Object history | Purchase - (£25) Williams Old label states that Dunitraskeo Sholdon is recorded as Great Dvornik of Moldavia in various documents of 1634-8. |
| Production | Maker unidentified. Date inscribed, not marked. |
| Summary | The bold presence of this flaring beaker suggests it was made for display rather than for use, to impress the owner's guests and confirm his wealth and high social status. The Romanian inscription records that it was ordered by Dunitraskeo Sholdon, Great Dvornik of High Moldavia (1634-8) and his wife Satha in the Russian year 7144 (1636). The form and fish-scale decoration are modelled on south German beakers of the 1540s. |
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| Accession number | 144-1865 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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