Tap
ca. 1560 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Made for domestic wall-basins for the washing of hands, taps of this kind were produced in great quantities by both Nuremberg and Augsburg foundries through the middle of the 16th century. Another cast from the same model as this one, but gilt, is in the museum at Munich, and several similar examples from other foundries are in other German museums. This tap is attributed to the master of the Augsburger Halbfiguren. It is in the form of a woman, wearing a wreath, necklace and sleeves, holding a jug in each hand. The lower part of her body is replaced by a grotesque mask from which issues the tap with a dolphin handle.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Tap, for wall bassin, bronze, in form of a woman, attributed to the master of the Augsburger Halbfiguren, Germany (Augsburg or Nuremberg), ca. 1560 |
| Physical description | Tap, bronze, with traces of gilding, attributed to the Master of the Augsburger Halbfiguren. In the form of the upper part of a woman, wearing a wreath, necklace and sleeves; holding a jug in each hand. The lower part of her body is replaced by a grotesque mask from which issues the tap with a dolphin handle. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W.L. Hildburgh |
| Object history | Given by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F. S. A., 1954. |
| Historical context | Made for domestic wall-basins for the washing of hands, taps of this kind were produced in great quantities by both Nuremberg and Augsburg foundries through the middle of the 16th century. Another cast from the same model as this one, but gilt, is in the museum at Munich, and several similar examples from other foundries are in other German museums. |
| Production | attributed to the master of the Augsburger Halbfiguren |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Made for domestic wall-basins for the washing of hands, taps of this kind were produced in great quantities by both Nuremberg and Augsburg foundries through the middle of the 16th century. Another cast from the same model as this one, but gilt, is in the museum at Munich, and several similar examples from other foundries are in other German museums. This tap is attributed to the master of the Augsburger Halbfiguren. It is in the form of a woman, wearing a wreath, necklace and sleeves, holding a jug in each hand. The lower part of her body is replaced by a grotesque mask from which issues the tap with a dolphin handle. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.5-1954 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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