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| Title | Masterpiece cup and cover |
| Artist | Johann Friedrich Baer |
| Date | 1746 |
| Institution | Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
| Location | On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G350 |
| Medium: | Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Metalwork | Silver, parcel-gilt inside |
| Size: | 14 11/16 x 5 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. (37.31 x 14.92 x 13.34 cm) |
| Creation Place: | Europe, France |
| Culture: | Europe, France |
| Style: | 18th century |
| Inscriptions: | Around and below finial sculpture base, in relief: [Mit dem Keul Schlage ich meine feinde unter mich / BAER fecit / in Argentinensis 1746]; around base, incised: [Joh. Friedrich Bäer inv. et Fecit à Strasbourg Ano. 1756]English translation of signature: "With this club I strike my enemies under me / BAER made it / in Strasbourg 1746". The secondary autograph inscription on the base was added on the occasion of the cup's display at the Académie in Paris. English translation: “Johann Friedrich Baer invented and made it, in Strasbourg, in the year 1756” Around and below finial sculpture base, in relief: [Mit dem Keul Schlage ich meine feinde unter mich / BAER fecit / in Argentinensis 1746]; around base, incised: [Joh. Friedrich Bäer inv. et Fecit à Strasbourg Ano. 1756] |
| Physical Description: | triangular with clipped corners; stemmed cup with footed base; removable liner; slightly domed cover with three-dimensional finial of male figure wearing lion skin, holding a club aloft, with a three-headed dog held by chains; stem has a satyr in three dimensions seated next to cattails; grape vines twisting behind satyr; Classical themes, hunting and battle scenes and various scrollwork overall in high and low relief |
| Credit: | Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of funds from Mary Agnes and Al McQuinn |
| Accession Number: | 2010.11.1a-c |
| Artist: | Johann Baer, French, 1721-1795 |
| Role: | Maker |
| Nationality: | French |
| Life Dates: | French, 1721-1795 |
| Added to Site: | March 13, 2010 |
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