Drinking Cup in the Form of a Standard Bearer

ca. 1590-1600 (Renaissance) 19 13/16 in. (50.4 cm) Citation

The head of the soldier is removable so that the body, dressed in parade armor, could be filled with strong drink. The subject suggests that this was commissioned by a military company or guild for presentation to one of its members on a special occasion. Spectacular table war...

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4986
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J. S. Goldschmidt, Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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