Tankard with the Bust of a Nobleman, Stags, and Scenes of Bear Hunts

Gallery 354a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Tankard with the Bust of a Nobleman, Stags, and Scenes of Bear Hunts

1660s-1670s; lid dated 1678

Artist/maker unknown, German

Portraits of couples and individuals appear frequently on vessels associated with Annaberg, alongside a rich repertoire of ornamental motifs. Covered with a brown clay slip before firing, these wares have a dark finish that made them suitable for coloring with low-fired enamels. Some of the busts may show members of the nobility; the likeness on this piece is sometimes identified as Elector Johann Georg II of Saxony (ruled 1656–80).

Gallery 354a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Tankard with the Bust of a Nobleman, Stags, and Scenes of Bear Hunts

Date:

1660s-1670s; lid dated 1678

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, German

Medium:

Salt-glazed stoneware with slip and painted enamel decoration; pewter lid and foot

Dimensions:

Height: 6 3/4 inches (17.1 cm) Diameter: 6 1/4 inches (15.9 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

The Miss Elizabeth W. Lewis Collection, 1905

Accession Number:

1905-237

Geography:

Made in Annaberg, Saxony, Germany, Europe or made in Dippoldiswalde, Saxony, Germany, Europe

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Gallery 354a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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