Spoon
| Accession Nr.: | 53.3061.1 |
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| Date of production: |
ca. 1600
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| Place of production: | Hungary |
| Materials: | silver |
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| Techniques: | cast; chased; engraved decoration; parcel-gilt |
| Dimensions: |
length: 18,5 cm
weight: 57,3 g
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The repousse ladle is drop-shaped the handle starts at the reverse of the ladle. The join is decorated with a crowned male figure in a cartouche on the front side and with an engraved family crest on the reverse. The prismatic handle of six sides ends in a female bust with two faces. The engraved initials BJ and the five-pointed crown on the handle are later additions.
Literature
- Szerk.: Péter Márta: Reneszánsz és manierizmus. Az európai iparművészet korszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1988. - Nr. 472. (Mikes Ildikó)
