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Cup

Designer After a design by Reinhold Vasters German
ca. 1870–80
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cup
  • Maker: Alfred André (French, 1839–1919)
  • Designer: After a design by Reinhold Vasters (German, Erkelenz 1827–1909 Aachen)
  • Date: ca. 1870–80
  • Culture: Southern German and French, Paris
  • Medium: Smoked rock crystal, gold, enamel, jewels
  • Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/4 × 5 5/8 × 4 3/8 in. (13.3 × 14.3 × 11.1 cm)
  • Classification: Natural Substances-Rock Crystal
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.1702
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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