Wedding, 1564

Museum Tucherschloss und Hirsvogelsaal, HI Kh 011
Doppelscheuer for the wedding of Herdegen IV. Tucher and Katharina Pfinzing, 1564

The goblet was a gift from Linhart Tucher to his son Herdegen in 1564 on the occasion of his marriage to Katharina Pfinzing (died 1618) and is reminiscent of Linhart’s own wedding goblet from 1512.

The gold-plated, so-called "Doppelscheuer" consists of two bossed goblets placed on top of each other. Under each foot there are enamelled medallions with the alliance of arms of Tucher/Pfinzing and the date "30 MAIVUS 1564".

Linhart commissioned the then already famous Nuremberg goldsmith Wenzel Jamnitzer. He remained faithful to the tradition of Gothic models when designing the drinking vessel. Double goblets with bossed décor had been among the gifts presented by Nuremberg City Council to honour emperors and kings when they entered the city since the 14th century. They were also popular as diplomatic gifts. At the end of the 16th century many patrician couples finally received these double goblets, typical of Nuremberg goldsmithing, as a wedding gift.

In 1906 this goblet was in the art trade and was bought back for the family by Christoph and Heinrich von Tucher, arranged by Wilhelm von Bode.

Birgit Schübel