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Creative Commons License
Standing Cup with Cover
(Baroque Europe )
This beautiful ceremonial cup for wine is made of gilded silver, combining the aesthetic qualities of gold with the greater strength of silver. The undulating, embossed shapes that seem drawn from the underwater world are characteristic of Johannes Lutma, one of the greatest Dutch silversmiths. They also convey the aesthetics of the wider European baroque, reminding us that the initial use of "baroque" was for an irregular but lustrous pearl. Such a cup would be displayed when not in use.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Purchased by Raoul Heilbronner, Paris; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 2018 | Kwab. Dutch Design in the Age of Rembrandt. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam. |
| 2001-2002 | Art and Home: Dutch Interiors in the Age of Rembrandt. The Newark Museum, Newark; Denver Art Museum, Denver. |
| 1998 | A Collector's Cabinet. National Gallery of Art, Washington. |
| 1997 | The Proud Republic: Dutch Medals of the Golden Age. The Frick Collection, New York. |
| 1971-1972 | World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1952 | Four Centuries of Dutch Silver. The Hague Municipal Museum, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague. |
| 1950 | All that Glisters: Thirty Centuries of Golden Deception. Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration, New York. |
| 1948 | Art of Europe XVI-XVII. Worcester Art Museum, Worcester. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 10/23/1979 | Examination | examined for condition; examined for loan |
Geographies
Netherlands, Amsterdam (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall H: 13 × L: 5 1/2 × W: 7 7/8 in. (33 × 14 × 20 cm); Cup H: 8 3/4 × L: 6 11/16 × W: 4 3/4 in. (22.3 × 17 × 12 cm); Cover H: 4 13/16 × L: 5 5/16 × W: 6 5/8 in. (12.2 × 13.5 × 16.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1911
Location in Museum
Charles Street: Second Floor: 17th-Century Dutch Cabinet Rooms
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.1043