Beaker
ca. 1729-1730 (made)
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This simply decorated beaker was made in Augsburg, a foremost centre for goldsmiths' work in the 17th and 18th centuries.
The design is in the 'Régence' style which originated in France in the late 17th century and subsequently took its name from the regency of Philippe II, Duc d’Orleans (1715-23). Features of the style seen here are delicate engraved borders of strapwork (interlaced bands) and arabesque ornament (tendrils of pointed leaves) juxtaposed with plain surfaces. The style was enthusiastically adopted by goldsmiths abroad, especially in southern Germany and the Netherlands.
The design is in the 'Régence' style which originated in France in the late 17th century and subsequently took its name from the regency of Philippe II, Duc d’Orleans (1715-23). Features of the style seen here are delicate engraved borders of strapwork (interlaced bands) and arabesque ornament (tendrils of pointed leaves) juxtaposed with plain surfaces. The style was enthusiastically adopted by goldsmiths abroad, especially in southern Germany and the Netherlands.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, parcel-gilt, engraved and chased |
| Brief description | Beaker, partially gilded silver, engraved and chased, Germany (Augsburg), mark of Philipp Stenglin, ca. 1729-30 |
| Physical description | Beaker on three ball feet with circular cover and ball finial; engraved and chased strapwork on lower and upper parts of body, and on border of lid. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Underside of beaker and rim of lid: maker's mark of Philipp Stenglin and the Augsburg town mark for 1729-30 |
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| Credit line | Given by Col. F. R. Waldo-Sibthorp |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: 96867/1898 Colonel FR Waldo-Sibthorp Gift |
| 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 The fine engraving and fine embossed floral ornament of the late Baroque are eventually superseded by the more abstract flat chased work of the Régence style.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 | Philipp Stenglin (master 1693, died 1744) |
| Summary | This simply decorated beaker was made in Augsburg, a foremost centre for goldsmiths' work in the 17th and 18th centuries. The design is in the 'Régence' style which originated in France in the late 17th century and subsequently took its name from the regency of Philippe II, Duc d’Orleans (1715-23). Features of the style seen here are delicate engraved borders of strapwork (interlaced bands) and arabesque ornament (tendrils of pointed leaves) juxtaposed with plain surfaces. The style was enthusiastically adopted by goldsmiths abroad, especially in southern Germany and the Netherlands. |
| Bibliographic reference | German Domestic Silver of the Eighteenth Century, Charles Oman, Pg.5, V&A 1965
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| Accession number | 1897&A-1898 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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