Covered Cup with Shield of Arms of the Countess of Gleichen

Provenance

Schönburg-Hartenstein family, Schloss Hartenstein, Zwickau, 1899.[1] Aloys Prince of Schönburg Hartenstein, Vienna, by 1907.[2]. Eugen Gutmann [1840-1925], Berlin, by 1912.[3] (Bachstitz Gallery, The Hague); inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, after purchase 1922 by funds of the estate; gift 1942 to NGA. [1] R. Steche, _Beschreibende Darstellung der älteren Bau-und Kunstdenkmäler des Königreich Sachsen_, no. 12, _Amtshauptmannschaft Zwickau_, Dresden, 1889: 26, pl. 1. [2] _Austellung alter Gold-und Silberschmiedearbeiten_, Exh. cat., K.K. Österreichisches Museum für Kunst und Industrie, Vienna, 1907: 92, no. 502, as German, sixteenth century. [3] Otto von Falke, ed., _Die Kunstsammlung Eugen Gutmann_, Berlin, 1912: 26-27, no. 103. The provenance is erroneously given as including the Schönburg-Waldenburg family, and this error is repeated in _Inventory of the Objects d'Art at Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, The Estate of the Late P.A.B. Widener_, Philadelphia, 1935: 40.

Covered Cup with Shield of Arms of the Countess of Gleichen

Augsburg 16th Century

c. 1566 (crystal); 1566 (mounts)

Accession Number

1942.9.296

Medium

rock crystal and enameled gold

Dimensions

overall: 23.8 x 7.7 x 7.7 cm (9 3/8 x 3 1/16 x 3 1/16 in.)

Classification

Decorative Art

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Widener Collection