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Source Description
With the exception of the tiny figure of Venus in silver atop the lid, this covered cup or chalice is formed of ivory segments, some of which were "turned" on a lathe, a machine that holds the material, such as a piece of ivory or wood, and rotates it at high speed against the tool that shapes it. During the 1500s, technical advances enabled the design of both utilitarian and decorative objects to reach high levels of complexity.In central Europe, where the technique was most practiced, noblemen and even sovereigns such as Emperor Rudolf II took advantage of the mechanical process to create objects with virtuosic qualities. This relatively simple chalice, in contrast to the complex objects made by master turners, is what such a nobleman might make.
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Document identity
localId
16596
label
Turned Cup
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
16596
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Turned Cup
description
With the exception of the tiny figure of Venus in silver atop the lid, this covered cup or chalice is formed of ivory segments, some of which were "turned" on a lathe, a machine that holds the material, such as a piece of ivory or wood, and rotates it at high speed against the tool that shapes it. During the 1500s, technical advances enabled the design of both utilitarian and decorative objects to reach high levels of complexity.In central Europe, where the technique was most practiced, noblemen and even sovereigns such as Emperor Rudolf II took advantage of the mechanical process to create objects with virtuosic qualities. This relatively simple chalice, in contrast to the complex objects made by master turners, is what such a nobleman might make.
provenance
[Paris]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1929, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1600-1650 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
vessels
cups
lids
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
11
height
7
depth
7
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 5/16 × W: 2 3/4 × D: 2 3/4 in. (11 × 7 × 7 cm)
Source extras
med
ivory and silver
creator_ids
6211
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
1994
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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