Tankard (Fixier-Krug) with hinged cover
Unknown Artist
ca. 1563
Medium
Silver gilt
Dimensions
Height: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Silver
Culture
German, Regensburg
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Accession Number
1974.356.762
Tags
About this artwork
This silver gilt tankard, created in Regensburg around 1563, exemplifies the refined metalworking that flourished in German imperial cities during the Renaissance. Regensburg, an important center for goldsmithing and silver work, produced luxury objects for patrician families, ecclesiastical institutions, and princely courts throughout Central Europe. The tankard's form—a cylindrical body with hinged cover known in German as a Fixier-Krug—represents a distinctive type developed for serving beer ...