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Silversmith: Kreisch, Caspar
Silver, parcel-gilt; tall with sloping cylindrical sides and flared rim; the lower border embossed with a dog, a stag and stylised trees.
Silver, parcel-gilt. The silver sloping cylindrical sides with flared rim are, at the top, embossed and chased with a silver-gilt band of stylised flowers and swags. Three-quarters of the way down the body is an applied girdle, beneath which is am embossed and chased border depicting a dog, a stag and stylised trees on a matted ground. The base is slightly flared and stands on a flat foot ring.
History note: Not known before testator
C.B.Marlay Bequest
Weight: 239 g
Weight: 7:14 oz:dwt
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912-06-18) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley
17th Century, Mid#
1648
CE
-
1660
CE
At the time the cup was made Kronstädt (Brassó in Hungarian) was in Hungary. The city is now known as Brasov and is in Romania.
Caspar Kreisch I flourished from 1648 to his death in 1660
Surface
composed of
gold
Base
Diameter 8 cm
Diameter 3⅛ in
Rim
Diameter 9.8 cm
Diameter 3⅞ in
To Rim
Height 19.8 cm
Height 7⅞ in
Decoration
Foot
Girdle
Accession number: MAR.M.85-1912
Primary reference Number: 159957
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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