Chalice, Paten, and Straw

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.47.101.26-29

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MMA_.47.101.26-29

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

European; Northern European; German

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European; Northern European; German

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

German

crt

German

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Chalice, Paten, and Straw

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Chalice, Paten, and Straw

Title

false

View:

Full View

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Full View

View

false

Creation Date:

ca. 1230-1250

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ca. 1230-1250

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1230

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1230

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1250

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1250

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Silver, partly gilt; niello, jewels

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Silver, partly gilt; niello, jewels

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Metalwork-Silver

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Metalwork-Silver

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

H. of Chalice 8 in. (20.3 cm); Diam. of Paten 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); L. of Straw 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)

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H. of Chalice 8 in. (20.3 cm); Diam. of Paten 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm); L. of Straw 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

47.101.26-29

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47.101.26-29

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

The Cloisters Collection, 1947

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The Cloisters Collection, 1947

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

This ensemble contains all the elements needed for the celebration of the Mass: the paten for the bread, the chalice to hold the wine, and a straw to sip the wine. Most often used in pairs, straws became particularly popular in the thirteenth century. They were used to prevent spilling the wine, consecrated as the actual blood of Christ. The decoration of this chalice and paten juxtaposes scenes from the life of Christ with the Old Testament events that were considered to prefigure them. The twelve apostles encircle the bowl of the chalice, while the representation of Saint Trudpert on the paten indicates that the ensemble was made for the monastery dedicated to him near Freiburg im Breisgau.

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<P>This ensemble contains all the elements needed for the celebration of the Mass: the paten for the bread, the chalice to hold the wine, and a straw to sip the wine. Most often used in pairs, straws became particularly popular in the thirteenth century. They were used to prevent spilling the wine, consecrated as the actual blood of Christ. The decoration of this chalice and paten juxtaposes scenes from the life of Christ with the Old Testament events that were considered to prefigure them. The twelve apostles encircle the bowl of the chalice, while the representation of Saint Trudpert on the paten indicates that the ensemble was made for the monastery dedicated to him near Freiburg im Breisgau.</P>

Context

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