A Late Gothic Brass Basin
- Period
- 1480 - 1550
- Origin
- Southern German or Low Countries
- Dimensions
- W 12 1/2" diameter" × H 4"
- Reference
- #Marh3711
This piece has been sold. It is shown here for reference in our archive.
Description
A late Gothic brass bowl with a deeply hammered body and wide flared rim, characteristic of late medieval and early Renaissance washing basins used in domestic hall interiors, monastic refectories and ecclesiastical lavabos. The pronounced rim profile, warm high-zinc alloy and surviving planishing marks identify it as a product of the Southern German or Netherlandish brass-working centres active in the late 15th and early 16th centuries.
