Dish
Michael Gotthardt Unterhuber (1657/58–1743)
Dish, 1732
Gilt silver
17 15/16 × 21 1/4 × 1 3/8 in. (45.5 × 54 × 3.5 cm)
Terra Sancta Museum, Jerusalem
© The Frick Collection
This large dish, one of a pair, is engraved with the imperial coat of arms, surrounded by the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece. It was a gift to the Custody from Emperor Charles VI, who, in 1736, sent another pair of similar dishes. Dishes such as this have no practical purpose. They are displayed on a credenza during pontifical ceremonies. The engraved decoration around the rim is similar to decoration that was painted, around the same time, on porcelain pieces produced by the Du Paquier Manufactory in Vienna.
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