Loading

Spice jar with screwed pewter lid

unknown1663

Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest

Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest
Budapest, Hungary

Hexagonal shape with curving top and a screwed upper rim of pewter. The top can be screwed into the lid, and is in the form of two male heads. The sides are decorated with stylized flower stems. The top has leaved wreaths and small flowers along the upper rim. Painted in blue, green and yellow, contoured and shaded in manganese, on a white background. Dated 1663 on two sides of a flower stem.

Show lessRead more
  • Title: Spice jar with screwed pewter lid
  • Creator: unknown
  • Date Created: 1663
  • Location Created: Hungary
  • Physical Dimensions: 17.8 x 27.5 cm
  • Inscription: Dated 1663 on two sides of a flower stem.
  • Type: Haban ware
  • Rights: Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, 2013, CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
  • External Link: 18204.a-b., Haban Ceramics (thematic collection), Haban workshop
  • Medium: Faience
  • Art Genre: applied arts
  • Art Movement: Renaissance
Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Interested in Design?

Get updates with your personalized Culture Weekly

You are all set!

Your first Culture Weekly will arrive this week.

Home
Discover
Play
Nearby
Favorites