Mug

1704
Not on view
This mug is engraved with the coat of arms of the Serédi family and an inscription that states Sofia Serédi commissioned the piece in 1704. She was married to István Andrássy (1650–1725), a general under Francis II Rákóczi (1676–1735), who fought in an uprising against the Habsburg emperor from 1703 to 1711. Several pieces from the Salgo Collection were once part of the Andrássy treasury.

Literature
European Silver. Sale cat., Sotheby’s, Geneva, May 8, 1989, p. 71, no. 205.
Judit H. Kolba. Hungarian Silver: The Nicolas M. Salgo Collection. London, 1996, p. 97, no. 75.

Exhibited
A Magyar történeti ötvösmű-kiállítás lajstroma. Exh. cat. Országos Magyar Iparművészeti Múzeum. Budapest, 1884, room 5, case 3, p. 27.
Régi ezüstkiállításának leíró lajstroma. Exh. cat. edited by Károly Csányi. Országos Magyar Iparművészeti Múzeum. Museum of Applied Arts. Budapest, 1927, p. 45, no. 355.

[Wolfram Koeppe 2015]

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mug
  • Date: 1704
  • Culture: Hungarian, Transylvania
  • Medium: Silver, partly gilded
  • Dimensions: Overall: 3 7/8 x 2 15/16 in. (9.8 x 7.4 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Gift of The Salgo Trust for Education, New York, in memory of Nicolas M. Salgo, 2010
  • Object Number: 2010.110.53
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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