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1959

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Standing Cup Cup

This is a cup. It was made by Georg Kraudi. It is dated ca. 1650 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is silver, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Annie I. Kane.

  • Bell Tower Model
  • carved and turned pearwood.
  • Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
  • 2014-11-1

Its dimensions are

H x diam. (cup and lid (a/b)): 26.5 × 7.5 cm (10 7/16 × 2 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

On exterior of cup, near lip: [1] “GK”, impressed (maker’s mark) [2] “N” in circle, impressed (town mark, Nuremburg)

Cite this object as

Standing Cup Cup; Made by Georg Kraudi (German act. Nuremberg, 1643-1676); Germany; silver, gold; H x diam. (cup and lid (a/b)): 26.5 × 7.5 cm (10 7/16 × 2 15/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Annie I. Kane; 1959-15-1-a,b

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