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Cup and Covercirca 1636

Not on view
Tall gilded silver covered cup with lobed body, scrollwork knop, applied ornaments, and a heraldic finial; encircling inscription at the rim
Close-up detail of a silver-gilt vessel, showing the interior gold-washed rim and exterior body with embossed Gothic architectural panels. Two small hallmarks are stamped on the rim band: a shield-shaped town mark and a rectangular maker's mark.
Close-up of a polished silver vessel showing engraved Latin-script inscription dated 1636, with a small hallmark stamp, and embossed decorative relief visible along the upper rim.

Unknown, Cup and Cover, circa 1636, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Cup and Cover
Place Made
Germany, Cologne
Date Made
circa 1636
Medium
Silver gilt
Dimensions
Overall: 13 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (33.66 x 8.89 x 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
AC1992.152.112a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Thomas, Nancy, and Constantina Oldknow, eds. By Judgment of the Eye: The Varya and Hans Cohn Collection. Los Angeles: Hans Cohn, 1991.

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