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Rhinoceros horn cup
Lost Art-ID
208530

Artist
Artist
Title
Rhinoceros horn cup
Dating
1711 (Fassung?)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Horn (Rhinocerus) ; Metal (Silver) / gilded
Measures
13 cm Durchmesser Fuß
Height
24.50 cm
Diameter
13.00 cm
Inventory number
Ahv 19
Description
The horn beaker is mounted with silver gilt on the rim and bottom; its foot is decorated with sculptural oak leaves; the horn is cracked.
Literature / Source
Inventar 1659, S. 43 (noch ungefasst); Inventar 1717, fol. 9v, Nr. 27; Inventar 1764, fol. 9v, Nr. 28; Inventar 1830, fol. 16r, Nr. 29; Inventar 1858, Bd. I, Kap. XXVII, Nr. 21; Aldenhoven Geräth und Schmuck, Goldschmiedsarbeit Nr. 19
Published since
Contact
Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein
Gotha
Schlossplatz 1
99867 Gotha
Germany
Phone
0049 (0) 03621 8234-0
Fax
0049 (0) 03621 8234-290
Contact
Dr. Tobias Pfeifer-Helke
Position
Stiftungsdirektor
Phone
+49 (0) 621-8234 100
Contact
Dr. Timo Trümper
Position
Kustode für Gemälde und Plastik
Phone
+49 (0) 3621 8234 553
Contact
Ronny Licht
Position
Provenienzforscher
Phone
+49 (0) 3621-82 34 329
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