Silver beaker, by Dietrich von Rath

An image of Beaker. Rath, Dietrich von (German, act.1604-1657). Note: Rath is also spelt Rodt. The sloping cylindrical silver sides with a broad border of embossed lobes alternating with matted panels. The sides are slightly everted at the top, where there is a silver-gilt border of engraved scrolling foliage. Half way down the beaker is an applied silver-gilt moulded border. Beneath this is an alternating pattern of embossed lobes and matted panels. At the base is a narrow silver-gilt applied border above the foot ring. Silver, parcel-gilt, height, to rim, 8.5 cm, diameter, rim, 7.6 cm, diameter, base, 5.7 cm, weight, whole, 115 g, circa 1600-1620.

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Beaker. Rath, Dietrich von (German, act.1604-1657). Note: Rath is also spelt Rodt. The sloping cylindrical silver sides with a broad border of embossed lobes alternating with matted panels. The sides are slightly everted at the top, where there is a silver-gilt border of engraved scrolling foliage. Half way down the beaker is an applied silver-gilt moulded border. Beneath this is an alternating pattern of embossed lobes and matted panels. At the base is a narrow silver-gilt applied border above the foot ring. Silver, parcel-gilt, height, to rim, 8.5 cm, diameter, rim, 7.6 cm, diameter, base, 5.7 cm, weight, whole, 115 g, circa 1600-1620.

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Accession Number: M.63-1961
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/25.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1536 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
Filesize: 168.78kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 25/1
Captured: 2007:11:30 11:58:15

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17th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC applied beaker cylindrical Dietrich von Rath Dietrich von Rodt embossed engraved Fitz_AA foliage German gilded gilding girdle gold Late Renaissance lobes matted moulded Northern Renaissance parcel-gilt punched Renaissance silver silverware vessel

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