Description
Tankards of this form were made toward the end of the 1600s in various port cities rimming the Baltic Sea. This example is enriched with a detailed scene of Moses striking the rock, executed in Augsburg, Germany, in about 1675–78.
Provenance
said to have been in the collection of the Russian Imperial Court until the 1920s. (Paul Drey Gallery, New York).
Accession Number
1971.266
Medium
cut and seamed silver sheet, repoussé and chased ornament, cast handle and feet, partially gilded
Dimensions
Diameter: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.); Overall: 26.5 x 26.4 cm (10 7/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
Classification
Metalwork
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund