Turban Snail Shell Cup

second half 17th century
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: Turban Snail Shell Cup
  • Artist: Cornelis Bellekin (1625–1711)
  • Maker: Johann Heinrich Köhler
  • Date: second half 17th century
  • Culture: Netherlandish, Amsterdam
  • Medium: Turban snail shell (Turbo marmoratus), shell, silver (gilded)
  • Dimensions: 11 5/8 × 5 7/8 × 7 3/16 in., 3.7 lb. (29.5 × 15 × 18.3 cm, 1.7 kg)
    Foot: 5 7/8 × 4 15/16 in. (15 × 12.5 cm)
  • Classifications: Natural Substances, Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Grünes Gewölbe, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts