Tankard

Mounts by Andreas Meyer

mounts ca. 1608–47, amber 19th century

Not on view

See 17.190.548 for a similar amber tankard.

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Title: Tankard
Maker: Mounts by Andreas Meyer (active ca. 1608–47 in Köningsberg)
Date: mounts ca. 1608–47, amber 19th century
Culture: German, Königsberg
Medium: Amber, silver-gilt mounts
Dimensions: 8 1/4 × 4 7/8 in. (21 × 12.4 cm)
Classification: Natural Substances
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.545
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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