Cup cover

Description

Silver-gilt cover for a cup, decorated with bosses and strapwork and surmounted by a finial of spiralling foliage in white silver: German, Hamburg, by Herman Keyser II, 1614 - 1628

Museum reference

A.1905.866 A

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Cup cover

Production information

Keyser II, Herman, 1614 - 1635 (fl.), Silversmith
Hamburg, Germany, Western Europe

Date

1614 - 1628

Materials

Silver-gilt, Silver

Physical description

Silver-gilt, decorated with bosses and strapwork and surmounted by a finial of spiralling foliage in white silver

Associations

Prince Demidoff Collection
Noel Paton Collection

Exhibitions

• Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• European Styles (29 Jul 2011 - 03 Aug 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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