Decorative arts (permanent exhibition) » Goldsmiths’ Works
Miniature tankard with cover
Origin date
18th century
Origin place
Germany
Material
silver
Technique
cast, gilded, raised, engraved
Sizes
height: 9,5 cm
sole diameter: 5,4 cm
sole diameter: 5,4 cm
Inventory No.
60.41.1
Description and further information
The tapering body is decorated with rocailles and flowers, while the intervening fields are articulated by horizontally punched wavy lines. The cast handle terminates in two fox heads. The cover is decorated with foliage and a rosette-shaped ornament and is surmounted by a square knop. Miniature versions of larger vessels were not necessarily made as children’s toys; they may also have served as decorative objects.
Provenance
San Marco-Nákó collection