Tankard with cover - Forgery
| Accession Nr.: | 53.2003.1 |
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| Date of production: |
second half of the 19th cent.
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| Place of production: | Germany (presumably) |
| Inscription: | Fenekén hamis augsburgi hitelesítő jegy, K évbetű, lépő oroszlán, liliomos korona és pajzs |
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| Materials: | silver |
| Techniques: | cast; chased; gilt inside |
| Dimensions: |
height: 24 cm
opening diameter: 10,7 cm
base diameter: 17 cm
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The tankard recalls the Renaissance apostle cups, which were fairly popular stoneware dishes made in Creussen and used for drinking beer. The jointed, round foot supports a bulging body, decorated in the middle with the figures of Christ and the apostles, between rings. Their names are engraved on the ribbons above them: S PETERSVS / S. ANDREAS / S. JACOB MAIOR / S. JOHANNES / S PHILIPPVS / S. BARTHOLOMEVS / S THOMAS / S. MATTHEUS / S. JACOB MINOR / S. SIMON / S. JUDAS THADVS/ S. MATTHIAS.
There is an inscription in Gothic letters under the figure of Christ: drinck und J. S. gott nicht vergiá (Drink and do not forget Jesus Christ).
The handle is stout, decorated with a female grotesque and an egg- shaped tumbler. The lid is jointed, with a bishopal escutcheon with swords, showing a crosier, mitre and stole, in an empty cartouche.
Literature
- a kiállítást rendezte: Batári Ferenc, Vadászi Erzsébet: Historizmus és eklektika. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1992. - Nr. 390. (Békési Éva)
