Minneapolis Institute of Art

Tankard

Silversmith: Nathanial Schlaubitz

Date: about 1690
Medium: Silver, parcel-gilt
Department: European Art
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Art

Schlaubitz was the foremost silversmith of his age in Gdansk, a major trading port on the Baltic Sea. The tankard is adorned with the biblical scene of Moses crossing the Red Sea, which would have had special significance for a patron in a city dominated by maritime economy. Poland, Europe

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