Tankard, 1550–1600

Copper, beaten, engraved and stamped, gilded and enameled in blue

(H x Ø)23,5 × 9,5 cm

Place of originMiddle East

Status

on display, room 002

About the workThe cylindrical tankard testifies to the close cultural interconnections between East and West. Its shape comes from present-day Hungary, while the floral decoration in various shades of blue is typical of the ceramics of Iznik, a western Anatolian city. Under Suleiman I, who ruled between 1520 and 1566, the Ottoman Empire encompassed both of these regions, reaching its peak expansion across the Mediterranean and the Balkans to Asia. In addition to strategic interests, the expansion of trade and the economy was an important goal. Objects of this kind were produced for international export.

AccessionAcquired 1927 from the Kunstgewerbemuseum

Provenance[...]; bis 1891 Friedrich Alfred Krupp (1854 - 22.11.1902), Essen; 1891 - 1927 ehem. Kunstgewerbemuseum Düsseldorf (1883-1927) erworben durch Schenkung von Krupp; 1927 übernommen aus dem Kunstgewerbemuseum

Inventory numberP 16160

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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