Chalice

Unknown

ca. 1400 · Silver-gilt, silver, and basse taille enamel · The Cloisters

The slender proportions and small bowl of this chalice are typical of work of the late 14th and early 15th centuries. The Annunciation and Crucifixion appear in the enameled roundels on the base, along with the coat of arms of an unidentified owner. By the 14th century silver was generally marked to identify the place of manufacture, largely to guarantee that it was sufficiently pure. The hallmark of the city of Barcelona appears here on the rim of the base and between the coat of arms and the Annunciation.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1400

Medium

Silver-gilt, silver, and basse taille enamel

Culture

Catalan

Department

The Cloisters

Credit line

The Cloisters Collection, 1963