About the Artwork
Nesting Beaker
1688
Adam Loofs
1682-1710
Dutch
Unknown
Silver, gold
Overall: 3 5/8 × 3 inches (9.2 × 7.6 cm)
Silver
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill
70.441
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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Mark, on bottom: A[under a horn crowned; for Adam Loofs] City mark, on bottom: [a rampant lion in a shield crossed; for the Hague] Mark, on bottom: [a walking aquatic bird with a fish in its mouth; for the Hague] Mark, on bottom: [O crowned; the Hague 1688]
Provenance
Robert H. Tannahill [1893-1969] (Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA)
1970-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Ter Molen, J.R. "Adam Loofs, zilversmid van de konig-stadhouder: enkele nieuwe aspecten van zijn leven en werk." Antiek 22, no. 10 (May 1988): pp. 524-525; p. 525 (fig. 5.).
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Adam Loofs, Nesting Beaker, 1688, silver, gold. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Robert H. Tannahill, 70.441.
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