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Collections

Erhardt Scheffner Lübeck
Canistercirca 1650

Not on view
Tall octagonal vessel of dark mottled stone with gilt brass banding and engraved silver lid with loop handle, body engraved with two heraldic coats of arms and Latin inscriptions
Tall cylindrical container of dark polished stone with gilded metal mounts; domed lid features engraved gilt decoration and a hinged oval handle; horizontal bands of gilt leaf-and-shell molding encircle the body at mid-section and base.
Octagonal dark green jade canister with gilt metal mounts, featuring engraved floral lid, looped handle, and leaf-pattern gold banding at rim and base.
Artist or Maker
Erhardt Scheffner Lübeck
Germany, active mid-17th century
Title
Canister
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
circa 1650
Medium
Green serpentine stone and silver mounts with gilding
Dimensions
Height: 8 3/4 in. (22.23 cm)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
49.14.8a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers. Eternal Medium: Seeing the World in Stone. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2023.