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Covered Beaker

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Covered Beaker

Date:: ca. 1470
Culture:: German
Medium:: Silver, gilt
Dimensions:: Overall (ab): 11 1/2 x diam. 5 1/8 in. (29.2 x diam. 13 cm) vessel (a) only: 7 1/16 x diam. 4 9/16 in. (17.9 x diam. 11.6 cm) Top (b): 4 1/8 x diam. 5 1/8 in. (10.5 x diam. 13 cm)
Classification:: Metalwork
Credit Line:: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number:: 17.190.615a, b

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 306

Description

The beaker belonged to the Treasury of the City of Ingolstadt, which was sold in 1813.
Provenance

J. Pierpont Morgan, London and New York (until 1917)
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What
Metal (59,364)

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Metalwork (14,716)

Silver (14,056)

Gilt (9,043)

Beakers (745)
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Germany (15,865)
When
A.D. 1400-1600 (20,545)
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