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Set of six nesting beakers with case

1688/89
Not on view
Such nests of beakers were rare in England. The idea is borrowed from the German sixteenth-century Monatsbecher, frequently decorated with scenes of the Labors of the Months.

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Object Information
  • Title: Set of six nesting beakers with case
  • Maker: P. H., London (ca. 1681–1691)
  • Date: 1688/89
  • Culture: British, London
  • Medium: Beakers: gilded silver; case: shagreen
  • Dimensions: Height (.308a): 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm);
    Height (.308f): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968
  • Object Number: 68.141.308a–h
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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