Canteen for cutlery

Metalwork Collection

Accession Nr.: 10495.a-b
Place of production: Hungary (presumably)
Materials: leather
Techniques: incised; sewn
Dimensions:
height: 23 cm
base diameter: 9 cm
The fluted black leather case is slightly splayed towards the top the ribs are decorated with crossed undulating lines. The top shows the letters F B G E and the date 1598, incised. There are two loops for hanging it on strings on each interior side, next to the place for the spoon.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Péter Márta: Reneszánsz és manierizmus. Az európai iparművészet korszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1988. - Nr. 549.