Standing cup
Object type: Standing cup
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Nuremberg base with possibly Austrian beaker
Artist: Wolff Christoff Ritter
Artist bio: master 1617, mint–master 1622, died before 1660
Artist role: Maker
Date: first half 17th century
Medium: Silver gilt and glass
Dimensions: Overall: 10 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (26.7 × 9.5 cm);
Diam. of base: 4 in. (10.2 cm);
Diameter (beaker): 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
Classification: Natural Substances-Rock Crystal
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Men|Portraits|Coat of Arms