Marriage cup

Probably by Peter Löwenick

ca. 1830–40

Not on view

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Title: Marriage cup
Maker: Probably by Peter Löwenick (active ca. 1830)
Date: ca. 1830–40
Culture: German, Cologne
Medium: Stoneware
Dimensions: 3 3/4 × 3 3/8 in. (9.5 × 8.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
Credit Line: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1954
Object Number: 54.147.61
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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