Double beaker
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
Artwork Details
- 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
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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