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Nautilus Cup
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About this work
Nautilus shells were brought to the Netherlands from Indonesia. Skilled Dutch silversmiths mounted them in silver, creating luxurious vessels that were sought after by wealthy collectors. Early Dutch nautilus cups are mainly associated with the city of Delft, although only a few other examples made in Delft are known from the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. They feature the dramatic motif of a sea monster’s head.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineNautilus Cup, 1607. Cornelis Jansz van der Burch (Dutch, active in Delft, d. 1615). Silver-gilt, nautilus shell; overall: 33.3 x 10.6 x 20.1 cm (13 1/8 x 4 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2023.154
