Joseph and Potiphar's wife

Possibly engraved by P.M. 

Date:
ca. 1567
Culture:
probably British
Medium:
Silver, parcel gilt
Dimensions:
Overall (confirmed): 5/8 x 7 3/4 in., 8 oz. 7 dwt. (1.6 x 19.7 cm, 0.26kg)
Classification:
Metalwork
Credit Line:
Gift of C. Ruxton Love Jr., 1965
Accession Number:
65.260.10
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Signature: (at upper right in center) PM (engraved)

    Inscription: Each letter separately struck with a die, not engraved. (on upper part of rim) ARDET, ET AD VETITVM IOSEPHUM ILLECTAT AMOREM PER MAGNI CONIVNX IMPIA POTIPHARIS (on lower part of rim) ILLE AVTEM, LECTVM + VIOLARE IVGALEM + VERITVS ARRIPIT EXCVSSA VESTE REPENTE FVGAM "The wicked wife of Potiphar the Great burns [with love] and invites Joseph to forbidden love; but he, fearing to dishonor the marriage-bed, suddenly took to flight having abandoned his cloak." (at lower left in center) GE 39 (refers to Genesis and chapter), die-struck (above scene) 10, (engraved)

    Marking: (at right of upper inscription, upside down) numeral 13 in shield, fleur-de-lis above, 17th century Strasbourg mark

  • Provenance

    Baron Alphonse de Rothschild ; C. Ruxton Love, Jr. (until 1965; to MMA)

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