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Double beaker

1593/94–1602

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 520

This beaker, which when assembled has the form of a barrel, incorporates bands of mother-of-pearl that were most likely appropriated from an object made by the specialist artisans of Gujarat, India. Rühl, a celebrated German goldsmith, is known for mounting imported precious materials like shell and hardstone in gilded silver

Double beaker, Georg Rühl (master 1598, died 1625), Gilded silver, mother-of-pearl, German, Nuremberg — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

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Title: Double beaker

Maker: Georg Rühl (master 1598, died 1625)

Date: 1593/94–1602

Culture: German, Nuremberg

Medium: Gilded silver, mother-of-pearl

Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): H. 6 15/16 x W. 3 3/4 in. (17.6 x 9.5 cm)

Classification: Metalwork-Silver

Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2008

Object Number: 2008.543.3a, b

Chronology

Central Europe (including Germany), 1400-1600 A.D.

Chronology

Central Europe (including Germany), 1600-1800 A.D.

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