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Standing cup with cover

Designer Mounts after a design by Reinhold Vasters German
second half 19th century
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Object Information
  • Title: Standing cup with cover
  • Designer: Mounts after a design by Reinhold Vasters (German, Erkelenz 1827–1909 Aachen)
  • Date: second half 19th century
  • Culture: probably French
  • Medium: Rock crystal, gold, enamel
  • Dimensions: Height: 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
  • Classification: Natural Substances-Rock Crystal
  • Credit Line: Gift of George Blumenthal, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.316a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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