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Lidded wash-hand ewer. Maker: Hans Jakob Maer. 1674-1675
Lidded wash-hand ewer. Maker: Hans Jakob Maer. 1674-1675
Object type
Lidded wash-hand ewer
Place of origin
Germany, Augsburg
Date
1674-1675
Author
Maker: Hans Jakob Maer
Materials
Crystal, precious stone, silver, gold, turquoise
Technique
Gilding, enamel, embossing, casting
Dimensions
Total height: 43 cm; size: 16,8 х 13,2 cm
Object history note
Was presented by ambassadors of Leopold I, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, - Count Annibale Francesco de Botoni and Johann Karl Terlinger de Guzman - to Tsar Alexis Mikhailovich in 1675.
Publications
"Ratification of friendship …" Ambassadorial gifts to Russian Tsars. Catalogue of the exhibition. Moscow, 2005
The Armoury Chamber of Moscow Kremlin Museums. Album. Moscow, 2006
Museum number
МЗ-1270