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Cup

Designer Mounts after a design by Reinhold Vasters German
ca. 1870–90
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Object Information
  • Title: Cup
  • Designer: Mounts after a design by Reinhold Vasters (German, Erkelenz 1827–1909 Aachen)
  • Date: ca. 1870–90
  • Culture: Italian, Milan
  • Medium: Rock crystal, gold, enamel, jewels
  • Dimensions: 4 3/4 × 10 in. (12.1 × 25.4 cm)
  • Classification: Natural Substances-Rock Crystal
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
  • Object Number: 14.40.656
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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