Silver, parcel-giltexpand_more
The John R. Van Derlip Fundexpand_more 61.25
Schlaubitz was the foremost silversmith of his age in Gdansk, a major trading port on the Baltic Sea. The tankard is adorned with the biblical scene of Moses crossing the Red Sea, which would have had special significance for a patron in a city dominated by maritime economy.
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