Beaker

late 16th century

Not on view

The engraved pattern of elongated leaf motifs on this beaker belong to the ornamental language of the Renaissance, while the openwork and robe bands are reminiscent of ornament from the late Gothic period. Two similar Hungarian beakers were excavated together with an Ottoman bowl and gold coins in 1910 at Makó. They are now in the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest.

Literature
Judit H. Kolba. Hungarian Silver: The Nicolas M. Salgo Collection. London, 1996, p. 29, no. 7.

References
Elemér Kőszeghy. Magyarországi ötvösjegyek a középkortól 1867-ig / Merkzeichen der Goldschmiede Ungarns vom Mittelalter bis 1867. Budapest, 1936, similar to no. 1350 [maker’s mark].
Géza Fehér. Craftsmanship in Turkish-Ruled Hungary. Budapest, 1975, n.p., fig. 59.

[Wolfram Koeppe 2015]

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Exhibition History

Title: Beaker
Maker: Simon Kontz (active 1589–98)
Date: late 16th century
Culture: Hungarian, Nagyszeben
Medium: Silver, partly gilded
Dimensions: Overall: 4 x 3 1/4 in. (10.2 x 8.2 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Gift of The Salgo Trust for Education, New York, in memory of Nicolas M. Salgo, 2010
Object Number: 2010.110.5
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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