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Turned Renaissance Cup with Insets and Case

Artist Unknown

CultureSouth German (Berchtesgaden)

Dateca. 1600

MediumSycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) turned, carved, punched, and stained

DimensionsOther (Large case): 12 × 3 11/16 in. (30.5 × 9.4 cm)

InscribedA handwritten inscription in English on the interior lid.

Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by Lelia Graham and Randy Webb, Meredith and Brother Rutter, Joe Waldo and Ashby Vail, Selina and Tom Stokes, Oriana McKinnon, Captain and Mrs. Steven W. Holland, Linda Kaufman, Suzanne and Vince Mastracco, Les Friedman, Dr. and Mrs. David A. Johnson, and Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Rowland

Object number2019.2

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 204

DescriptionThis is a lathe-turned “pokal-formed” wooden cup and lid with punchwork and a hollowed interior containing 86 nested cups, out of an original 100.
ProvenanceA private English collection; dealer Georg Laue in Munich; purchased by the Chrysler Museum of Art.