COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.52.50
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MMA_.52.50
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; Netherlandish
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European; Netherlandish
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
South Netherlandish
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South Netherlandish
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Beaker ('Monkey Cup')
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Beaker ('Monkey Cup')
Title
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
ca. 1425-1450
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ca. 1425-1450
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1425
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1425
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1450
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1450
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Silver, silver-gilt, painted enamel
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Silver, silver-gilt, painted enamel
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Enamels-Painted
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Enamels-Painted
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm), D. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
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H. 7 7/8 in. (20 cm), D. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 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:
52.50
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52.50
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Cloisters Collection, 1952
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The Cloisters Collection, 1952
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
One of the finest surviving examples of medieval enamel created for a princely table, this beaker illustrates a popular legend that remarks on the folly of man. A peddler is robbed by a band of apes as he sleeps. The peddler, seen just above the base, fails to stir even as the apes strip away his clothes. Other apes, having taken his goods, cavort in the branches overhead. The beaker originally had a cover. The unusual grisaille (shades of gray) enamel technique is found on several other surviving objects, all of which have been associated with the courts of the dukes of Burgundy.
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<P>One of the finest surviving examples of medieval enamel created for a princely table, this beaker illustrates a popular legend that remarks on the folly of man. A peddler is robbed by a band of apes as he sleeps. The peddler, seen just above the base, fails to stir even as the apes strip away his clothes. Other apes, having taken his goods, cavort in the branches overhead. The beaker originally had a cover. The unusual grisaille (shades of gray) enamel technique is found on several other surviving objects, all of which have been associated with the courts of the dukes of Burgundy.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.cl52.50.AV2.tif
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MMA_.cl52.50.AV2.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false