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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

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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