Covered Pokal (Presentation Goblet) with Figure of Justice

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Covered Pokal (Presentation Goblet) with Figure of Justice

Artist Hans Beutmuller (German (Nuremberg), died 1622)

Place of OriginNürnberg, Germany

Dateabout 1588-1622

Dimensionswith cover: 21 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (55.2 cm)

Mediumgilded and cut sheet silver

ClassificationMetalwork

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number

1955.13A-B

On View

Toledo Museum of Art (2445 Monroe Street), Gallery, 22

DescriptionFigure of justice, gilded silver, repousse, cast, engraved, chased and cut sheet silver.

Label TextTopped by a figure of Justice holding scales, this ostentatious silver cup is of the elaborate and technically-demanding shape known as a Columbine Cup. Such cups were traditionally used by an apprentice goldsmith as his “masterpiece,” or the object submitted to the guild to qualify the goldsmith as a Master. The form was also a popular one for presentation gifts for special occasions, including appointments to office or coronations. They also were used as ceremonial cups by guilds and militia groups. Hans Beutmüller was the most prominent of a family of Nuremberg goldsmiths, who became a Master in 1588.Published ReferencesToledo Museum of Art, Toledo Museum of Art Masterworks, Toledo, 2009, p. 182-83, repr. (col.).