Caption

Water tincture, Schweiger, Matthias fl. ca. 1623–1635 goldsmith; herms decorative elements; lions; flowers ornament; fruit ornament; acanthus ornament. Jug with a spherical belly decorated with repoussé bouquets of flowers and fruit in acanthus reserves; on the side a spout in the shape of a female half-figure holding a conch; on the axis a plastic handle formed of channel sections connected by a winged herm of a woman. The cover is topped with a plastic lion standing on its hind legs. 1630–1635, Augsburg, Germany. Vessel; height 28 cm, width 14 cm, depth 30 cm., A close-up of a worn metallic surface showing textured areas and scratches with a decorative band at the top. The metal displays a mix of dull silver, pale gold, and gray tones with areas of darker tarnish. The decorative band has raised scroll-like patterns in a warm gold color contrasting with the cooler silvery field below. The central area shows irregular marks, pitting, and rough patches with varied reflectivity, and there is a scalloped lower edge with a slightly darker shadow beneath. Overall the image presents a weathered metal surface with subtle color variations in silver, gold, gray, and darker tarnished brownish-gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A10_152

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Rights managed

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50.7Mb (1.8Mb) / 17.2in x 11.5in / 5155 x 3437 (300dpi)

Keywords

Water tincture Schweiger Matthias fl ca 1623–1635 goldsmith herms decorative elements lions flowers ornament fruit ornament acanthus ornament Jug spherical belly decorated repoussé bouquets flowers fruit acanthus reserves side spout shape female half-figure holding conch axis plastic handle formed channel sections connected winged herm woman cover topped plastic lion standing hind legs 1630–1635 Augsburg Germany Vessel height 28 cm width 14 cm depth 30 cm close-up worn metallic surface showing textured areas scratches decorative band top metal displays mix dull silver pale gold gray tones areas darker tarnish raised scroll- patterns warm gold color contrasting cooler silvery field central area irregular marks pitting rough patches varied reflectivity scalloped lower edge slightly darker shadow beneath image presents weathered metal surface subtle color variations silver gold gray tarnished brownish-gray.