Coconut Cup / Artist Unknown, Germany

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Accession Number
1969/2.36
Title
Coconut Cup
Artist Nationality
German
Object Creation Date
2nd half of 16th century
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
Germany (nation)
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
Germany (nation)
Style/Group/Movement
Mannerist
Dimensions
30.3 cm x 9 cm x 9 cm (11 15/16 in. x 3 9/16 in. x 3 9/16 in.)
Century
16th century
Primary Object Classification
Decorative Arts
Primary Object Type
cup
Secondary Object Classification
Metalwork
Secondary Object Type
cup
Physical Description
This cup is fashioned from a coconut shell set in a shallow bowl supported on a long, narrow stem and held in place by three straps and a tall neck band. The shallow domed lid has a plain, overhanging rim and terminates in a finial with a statuette of a nude sea nymph and serpent. The metalwork is densely decorated with various masks, animals, fantastic creatures, and vegetal ornament.
Subject Matter
This richly decorated cup combines precious metalwork with the shell of an exotic fruit, a coconut, to create a marvelous artwork that would have manifested the status of its owner. The embossed and engraved decoration of the metalwork teems with vegetal motifs, fish, deer, a horse, and fantastic creatures suggestive of the bounty of nature.
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495 x 1199
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Record
1969/2.36
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"Coconut Cup; Artist Unknown, Germany." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1969-sl-2.36/1969_2.36.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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