Beaker

French

1375–1400

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 306

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Title: Beaker
Date: 1375–1400
Geography: Made in Paris, France
Culture: French
Medium: Rock crystal, with later gilded silver foot
Dimensions: Rock crystal beaker only: 5 5/16 × 4 1/8 in. (13.5 × 10.4 cm)
Other (foot only): 3 7/8 × 3 11/16 in. (9.8 × 9.3 cm)
Classification: Lapidary Work-Crystal
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.618a, b
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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