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Timbales

Franz Peter Bundsen Hanoverian (German)
1780
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 683
Este espléndido par de timbales de plata, hecho en Hanover para la Guardia Real de Jorge III, rey de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda y elector de Hanover, está emblasonado con el escudo real. Desde el siglo XVII hasta el siglo XIX, los miembros de la guardia a caballo tocaban timbales ceremoniales similares a estos, e iban acompañados por trompeteros que marchaban al frente de la comitiva real. Muy pocos ejemplares han llegado a nuestros días, ya que solían fundirse para recuperar los metales preciosos. Este es el más antiguo de los cuatro pares realizados para los monarcas británicos de la casa de Hanover (1714–1901). También se conservan los faldones carmesíes originales que cubrían la parte inferior de los timbales cuando estaban en uso.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Timbales
  • Artista: Franz Peter Bunsen, alemán, maestro 1754–1795
  • Fecha: 1779
  • Material: Plata, hierro, piel de becerro, textiles
  • Dimensiones: a. 41 cm, diám. 53 cm, peso 24 kg
  • Crédito: Compra, legado de Robert Alonzo Lehman, Fondo para Adquisiciones, y legado de Frederick M. Lehman, 2010
  • Número de inventario: 2010.138.1–.4
  • Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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