Cup and Cover

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Object Details

Date
ca. 1698-1705
Medium
rhinoceros horn mounted in silver-gilt
Dimensions
H x diam.: 51 x 11 cm (20 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.)
Collection Object Type
sculpture
Decorative Arts
Cup and cover
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde
Accession Number
1960-1-25-a,b

Museum
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
probably made in
Augsburg, Germany
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