Beaker
The Salgo Collection contains two examples of an extremely rare beaker of a graceful type that has its roots in the Hungarian Gothic period. Most such beakers were melted down, but a few were part of hordes hidden during turbulent times and only recovered in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. All of these beakers have a simple trumpet-shaped form with an applied gilded and pierced girdle above the middle section. The German inscription on the lip reads, "Drink and don’t forget God your Lord 1574."
Literature
Judit H. Kolba. Hungarian Silver: The Nicolas M. Salgo Collection. London, 1996, p. 26, no. 4.
References
Elemér Kőszeghy. Magyarországi ötvösjegyek a középkortól 1867-ig / Merkzeichen der Goldschmiede Ungarns vom Mittelalter bis 1867. Budapest, 1936, likely no. 1294 [maker’s mark].
Géza Fehér. Craftsmanship in Turkish-Ruled Hungary. Budapest, 1975, n.p., fig. 59.
Eva Toranová. Goldschmiedekunst in der Slowakei. Translated by Helene Katrinaková. Hanau, 1982, p. 215, nos. 197-198.
Hildegard Hoos. Profanes Silber, 16.–20. Jahrhundert, Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt am Main. Frankfurt am Main, 1992, p. 46, no. 12.
[Wolfram Koeppe 2015]
Literature
Judit H. Kolba. Hungarian Silver: The Nicolas M. Salgo Collection. London, 1996, p. 26, no. 4.
References
Elemér Kőszeghy. Magyarországi ötvösjegyek a középkortól 1867-ig / Merkzeichen der Goldschmiede Ungarns vom Mittelalter bis 1867. Budapest, 1936, likely no. 1294 [maker’s mark].
Géza Fehér. Craftsmanship in Turkish-Ruled Hungary. Budapest, 1975, n.p., fig. 59.
Eva Toranová. Goldschmiedekunst in der Slowakei. Translated by Helene Katrinaková. Hanau, 1982, p. 215, nos. 197-198.
Hildegard Hoos. Profanes Silber, 16.–20. Jahrhundert, Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt am Main. Frankfurt am Main, 1992, p. 46, no. 12.
[Wolfram Koeppe 2015]
Artwork Details
- Title: Beaker
- Maker: Attributed to Valentinus (Felten) Dengel (master 1550, active 1550–70)
- Date: 1574
- Culture: Hungarian, Nagyszeben
- Medium: Silver, partly gilded
- Dimensions: Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. (9.5 x 8 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line: Gift of The Salgo Trust for Education, New York, in memory of Nicolas M. Salgo, 2010
- Object Number: 2010.110.2
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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