Keresztelő tál és kanna

Metalwork Collection

Accession Nr.: 69.2034.1-2
Date of production:
second half of the 18th cent.
Place of production: Hungary (presumably); Úrvölgy (Špania Dolina) (presumably)
Materials: copper
Techniques: chased; engraved decoration; gilded; repoussé/punched
Dimensions:
height: 4 cm
length: 43 cm
width: 31 cm
height: 25 cm
base diameter: 12,5 x 10,5 cm
width: 19 cm
The oval shaped bowl has a segmented body, the lip is curved and everted. In its interior there is a moulded groove suitable for the foot of the cup. The decoration consists of punched cartouches and flowers. The helmet-shaped cup has a sloping, stepped foot, a flat, round node, an oblong body with a curved rim. The edge is sloping outward, with a slightly everted lip. It has a scroll handle. Its ornamentation is similar to that of the bowl.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Péter Márta: Barokk és rokokó. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 1.20. (Békési Éva)