Beaker

Silversmith Esaias Busch III German

Enameler Probably Johann Jacob Priester I

1720

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533

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Title: Beaker
Silversmith: Esaias Busch III (German, 1676–1759, master 1704)
Enameler: Probably Johann Jacob Priester I (1658–1726, master ca. 1688)
Date: 1720
Culture: German, Augsburg
Medium: Silver gilt, painted enamel, copper
Dimensions: Height: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver In Combination
Credit Line: The Lesley and Emma Sheafer Collection, Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, 1973
Object Number: 1974.356.664
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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