Beaker
1680-1699 (made)
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This beaker from the city of Ohlau in Silesia (now Olowa, Poland) has been raised (hammered into shape) from one piece of metal. The body is engraved with a dense and luxuriant design of flowers and foliage, reflecting the European passion for floral ornament in the 17th century.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, parcel-gilt, raised and engraved |
| Brief description | Beaker, partially gilded silver, raised and engraved, Ohlau in Silesia now Poland (Olawa), mark of Christan Metze the Elder, 1680-1699 |
| Physical description | Beaker raised from one piece of metal, walls engraved with dense and luxuriant design of flowers and foliage, lip gilded. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | On underside: maker’s mark for Christian Meetze the Elder, town mark for Ohlau |
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| Object history | Purchase - (£6.16.9) G. Jorck |
| Historical context | BEAKERS AND TANKARDS These beakers and tankards show how gradual changes in taste developed in South German silver from about 1690 to 1750. The fine engraving and fine embossed floral ornament of the late Baroque are eventually superseded by the more abstract flat chased work of the Régence style. (Introduction to Case 13: SOUTH GERMANY 1700-1800) |
| Production | Christian Metze the Elder (master 1662, died 1691). |
| Summary | This beaker from the city of Ohlau in Silesia (now Olowa, Poland) has been raised (hammered into shape) from one piece of metal. The body is engraved with a dense and luxuriant design of flowers and foliage, reflecting the European passion for floral ornament in the 17th century. |
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| Accession number | 761-1904 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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