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On View In:
Gallery 350
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Artist:
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Johann Friedrich Baer
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Title:
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Masterpiece cup and cover
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Date:
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1746
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Medium:
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Silver, parcel-gilt inside
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Dimensions:
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14 11/16 x 5 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. (37.31 x 14.92 x 13.34 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of funds from Mary Agnes and Al McQuinn
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Location:
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Gallery 350
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Baer, Johann Friedrich
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Role:
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Maker
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Nationality:
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French
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Life Dates:
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French, 1721-1795
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Around and below finial sculpture base, in relief: [Mit dem Keul Schlage ich meine feinde unter mich Around and below finial sculpture base, in relief: [Mit dem Keul Schlage ich meine feinde unter mich
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Classification:
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Metalwork
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Physical Description:
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triangular with clipped corners; stemmed cup with footed base; removable liner; slightly domed cover with three-dimensional finial of male figure wearing lion skin, holding a club aloft, with a three-headed dog held by chains; stem has a satyr in three dimensions seated next to cattails; grape vines twisting behind satyr; Classical themes, hunting and battle scenes and various scrollwork overall in high and low relief
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Creation Place:
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Europe, France, , ,
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Accession #:
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2010.11.1a-c
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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