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Artist:
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Nathanial Schlaubitz
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Title:
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Tankard
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Date:
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about 1690
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Medium:
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Silver, parcel-gilt
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Dimensions:
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8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
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Credit Line:
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The John R. Van Derlip Fund
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Location:
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Gallery 350
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Schlaubitz was the foremost silversmith of his age in Gdansk, a major trading port on the Baltic Sea. The tankard is adorned with the biblical scene of Moses crossing the Red Sea, which would have had special significance for a patron in a city dominated by maritime economy.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Schlaubitz, Nathanial
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Role:
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Silversmith
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Life Dates:
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Polish, 1662-1726
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Mark 'NH' Danzig/Gdansk mark
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Classification:
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Metalwork
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Physical Description:
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Tankard, Parcel gilt, wrought in extremely high relief, with the scene of the Crossing of the Red Sea
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Creation Place:
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Europe, Poland, , , Gdansk
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Accession #:
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61.25
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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