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| Keywords: German - Turned Cup - Walters 71339.jpg With the exception of the tiny figure of Venus in silver atop the lid this covered cup or chalice is formed of ivory segments some of which were turned on a lathe a machine that holds the material such as a piece of ivory or wood and rotates it at high speed against the tool that shapes it During the 1500s technical advances enabled the design of both utilitarian and decorative objects to reach high levels of complexity In central Europe where the technique was most practiced noblemen and even sovereigns such as Emperor Rudolf II took advantage of the mechanical process to create objects with virtuosic qualities This relatively simple chalice in contrast to the complex objects made by master turners is what such a nobleman might make between 1600 1650 Baroque ivory and silver cm 11 accession number 71 339 16596 Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1929 World of Wonder The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1971-1972 place of origin Germany Walters Art Museum license Baroque art in the Walters Art Museum German art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
