Traveling set with glass beaker in case
Object type: Traveling set with beaker in case
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Augsburg
Artist: Samuel Bardet
Artist bio: German, ca. 1719 –1800, master in 1759
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
Date: 1777–79
Medium: Gilded silver, steel, glass, dyed and gold-tooled leather, velvet
Dimensions: Length (Fork [a]): 7 7/8 in. (20 cm);
Length (Knife [b]): 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm);
Length (Spoon [c]): 8 1/4 in. (21 cm);
Length (Marrow spoon [d]): 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm);
Length (Two-prong fork [e]): 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm);
Overall (Spice box [f]): 1 1/4 × 2 15/16 × 2 3/16 in. (3.2 × 7.5 × 5.6 cm);
Overall (Egg cup [g]): 1 1/2 × 2 3/8 × 1 3/8 in. (3.8 × 6 × 3.5 cm);
Height (Beaker with lid [h, i]): 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm);
Overall (Box [j]): 2 3/4 × 10 1/8 × 7 7/8 in. (7 × 25.7 × 20 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit line: Gift of The Salgo Trust for Education, New York, in memory of Nicolas M. Salgo, 2010
Accession year: 2010