Silver beaker and cover with a pelican, by Nicolaus Meyer

An image of Beaker and cover. Meyer, Nicolaus, possibly (German). Large beaker with sloping cylindrical sides, standing on a low, slightly domed foot mount. The sides of the beaker are embossed and chased with an all-over pattern of silver flowers and scrolling foliage on a gilt background. The low domed cover has a similarly decorated border round the slightly raised centre, where a silver model of a pelican holding a ring in its beak (and possibly vulning itself) is surrounded by a band of silver scrolls and leaves, representing a nest. The base is engraved with a Continental coat-of-arms and coronet. Silver, parcel-gilt, height, to top of pelican, 30.1 cm, diameter, rim, 14.8 cm, weight 987 g, circa 1677. Baroque. Production Note: Nicolaus Meyer was made Master in 1677. The town mark 'D' is not in a distinct cartouche. It probably represents Dresden, but could also be for Dessau, in which case Nicolaus Meyer would not be the maker of the beaker.

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Beaker and cover. Meyer, Nicolaus, possibly (German). Large beaker with sloping cylindrical sides, standing on a low, slightly domed foot mount. The sides of the beaker are embossed and chased with an all-over pattern of silver flowers and scrolling foliage on a gilt background. The low domed cover has a similarly decorated border round the slightly raised centre, where a silver model of a pelican holding a ring in its beak (and possibly vulning itself) is surrounded by a band of silver scrolls and leaves, representing a nest. The base is engraved with a Continental coat-of-arms and coronet. Silver, parcel-gilt, height, to top of pelican, 30.1 cm, diameter, rim, 14.8 cm, weight 987 g, circa 1677. Baroque. Production Note: Nicolaus Meyer was made Master in 1677. The town mark 'D' is not in a distinct cartouche. It probably represents Dresden, but could also be for Dessau, in which case Nicolaus Meyer would not be the maker of the beaker.

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Accession Number: MAR.M.61 & A-1912
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/25.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1529 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
Filesize: 182.34kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 25/1
Captured: 2007:11:29 12:06:47

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17th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC beaker birds birds-nest cast chased cover covered beaker covered cup cup cylindrical Dresden drinking vessel embossed finial Fitz_AA floral flowers foliage German gilded gilding gilt gold lidded nest Nicolaus Meyer parcel-gilt pelican in her piety pelicans plucking silver silverware vessel vulning

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