The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Cup and Cover Supported by an Enchained Turk

Cup and Cover Supported by an Enchained Turk

Date:: ca. 1705-11
Culture:: German, perhaps Frankfurt-am-Main
Medium:: Jade (nephrite), aragonite, chalcedony, banded agate, gold, silver gilt, diamonds, rubies, garnets, enamel, and paint.
Dimensions:: H. 16 in. (40.6 cm)
Classification:: Jewelry, Precious Metals and Precious Stones
Accession Number:: 1975.1.1508

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 951

Provenance

Baron Mayer Carl von Rothschild (1820 –1886), Frankfurt-am-Main; Baroness James de Rothschild (1847 – 1931), Paris; Baron Henri de Rothschild (1872 – 1947), Paris; [Antiquitäten & Gemälde, Hergiswil, Switzerland]. Acquired by Robert Lehman from Antiquitäten & Gemälde in January 1956.
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Who
German, perhaps Frankfurt-am-Main (1)
What
Metal (59,364)

Costume (41,678)

Silver (14,056)

Gold (12,457)

Gilt (9,043)

Stone (7,986)

Jewelry (7,519)

Drinking vessels (6,032)

Cups (3,861)

Enamels (3,249)

Chalcedony (2,967)

Jade (1,922)

Nephrite (824)

Agate (610)

Diamond (311)

Ruby (170)

Gemstone (121)

Precious stone (52)
Where
Europe (148,586)

Germany (15,865)
When
A.D. 1600-1800 (66,179)
In the Museum
Robert Lehman Collection (2,589)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Central Europe (including Germany), 1600–1800 A.D.
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