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Mazer

ca. 1460-1479 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Germany (made)

Drinking vessels of this form were popular in Germany and Switzerland during the late Middle Ages and were designed so that the cover could be reversed and used as a separate cup. Most were made of turned wood but they were also made in the same shape in silver.


Object details

Categories
Access_to_Images 2003
Metalwork
Woodwork
SCRAN
Object type
Mazer
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Mazer
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Maple, silver-gilt and enamel
Silver
Maple
Brief description
Mazer and cover, maple with silver gilt mounts and opaque enamel plaques and rectangular handle, Germany, ca. 1460-1479
Physical description
Maple with silver gilt mounts and opaque enamel plaques, rectangular handle with cross-hatched decoration.
Dimensions
  • Height taken from foot to the top of the smaller cup that sits on top. height: 7.2cm
  • Without cover height: 5cm (From foot of larger cup to the rim of the larger cup.)
  • Taken across the larger cup, to the end of the handle width: 7.5cm (approximate)
  • Across the foot of the larger cup diameter: 4.1cm
  • Across the foot of the smaller cup diameter: 2.7cm
Gallery label
  • MINIATURE DOUBLE MAZER Maple wood, mounted in silver-gilt and decorated with opaque enamel. Possibly SOUTH GERMAN. Second half of 15th century. 7958-1862.(Pre-2000)
  • Silver Gallery: Drinking vessels of this form were popular in Germany and Switzerland during the late Middle Ages and were designed so that the cover could be reversed and used as a separate cup. Most were made of turned wood but they were also made in the same shape in silver.(26/11/2002)
Summary
Drinking vessels of this form were popular in Germany and Switzerland during the late Middle Ages and were designed so that the cover could be reversed and used as a separate cup. Most were made of turned wood but they were also made in the same shape in silver.
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
7958:1, 2-1862

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Record createdFebruary 20, 2004
Record URL
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