Small Drinking Cup (krause)
At a time when grottoes were the fascination of princes and artists in Renaissance Germany, Nuremberg potters experimented with a variety of textures to evoke natural forms. Known as a Krause, the small cup is covered in a textured surface possibly comprised of fired ceramics or crushed pieces of stone. Held up by three feet in the form of pomegranates, a symbol of fertility, the vessel may have served as a marriage cup.
Artwork Details
- Title: Small Drinking Cup (krause)
- Date: ca. 1530
- Culture: German, Nuremberg
- Medium: Salt-glazed earthenware; silver and gilded silver mounts
- Dimensions: 4 13/16 in. (12.2 cm)
- Classifications: Ceramics-Pottery, Metalwork-Silver In Combination
- Credit Line: Gift of Lois and Anthony Blumka, 2021
- Object Number: 2021.307
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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