Chalice with the Arms of Housteyn

Unknown

second quarter 15th century · Silver, parcel gilt with traces of enamel · The Cloisters

This chalice, with a hexagonal knop and stellate base, represents a type popular in the Rhineland and the Lowlands around 1400. The underside of the base is engraved with the names of five members of the Housteyn family, including Gryta Housteyn, whose name also appears on the lozenges of the knop. The coat of arms presumably also identifies the Housteyn family, some of whom lived at Frasselt, near Kranenburg, in the duchy of Cleves, in present-day Germany.

Artist

Unknown

Date

second quarter 15th century

Medium

Silver, parcel gilt with traces of enamel

Culture

South Netherlandish

Department

The Cloisters

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Ruth Blumka, in honor of Timothy Husband, 1989