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Goblet with an Enclosed Coin (Two Mariengroschen) and Monogram IPK (or JPK)

Also known as: Kelkglas met een ingesloten munt (twee mariëngroschen) en monogram RGB

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

in or after 1714 - c. 1725

Conical foot with folded rim. The stem composed of a hollow knop between two composite flat knops. Incorporated inside the knop is a silver coin (two Mariengroschen) of George Louis of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1660–1727), dated 1714.

The funnel-shaped bowl has a thickened base with air bubbles. On the bowl, the crowned monogram RGB flanked by two laurel branches tied together at the bottom. On the other side, on a grassy ground, two lions support a crown with one forepaw and a two-headed, coiled serpent with the other. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as BK-NM-10754-230; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal), glass; technique glassblowing; measurements height 15.2 cm x width 7.2 cm.

Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.

Evidence at a glance

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Physical characteristics

Material
silver (metal), glass
Technique
glassblowing
Dimensions
height 15.2 cm x width 7.2 cm · hoogte 15,2 cm x breedte 7,2 cm
Measurements
height 15.2 cm x width 7.2 cm

Identification

Original title
Kelkglas met een ingesloten munt (twee mariëngroschen) en monogram IPK (of JPK)
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Museum object number
BK-NM-10754-230
Museum classification
kelkglas · coin · twee mariëngroschen

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Material
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Catalogue references

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