Ewer and basin

1590-1594
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ewer and basin
  • Maker: Abraham Pfleger I (German, 1558–1605)
  • Date: 1590-1594
  • Culture: German, Augsburg
  • Medium: Triton snail shell (choronia lampas), giant clam shell (Tridacninae), scallop shell (Pectinidae), silver (gilded)
  • Dimensions: Basin: 12 13/16 × 15 9/16 in. (32.6 × 39.5 cm)
    Ewer: 12 5/8 × 4 in. (32 × 10.1 cm)
  • Classifications: Metalwork-Silver-Miniature, Natural Substances
  • Credit Line: Kunstkammer, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts