Double beaker. Culture: German, Nuremberg. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 4 7/16 × 2 9/16 × 2 9/16 in., 6.243oz. (11.3 × 6.5 × 6.5 cm, 177.006g). Maker: Nicholaus I Emmerling (active 1587-1606). Date: 1603-9. The barrel-shaped beaker was in use since sixteenth century, at a time when precious silver vessels of various shapes imitating everyday objects of utilitarian nature were very fashionable-especially in German-speaking cultural centers. They detach in the middle to be used as separate vessels. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Double beaker. Culture: German, Nuremberg. Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 4 7/16 × 2 9/16 × 2 9/16 in., 6.243oz. (11.3 × 6.5 × 6.5 cm, 177.006g). Maker: Nicholaus I Emmerling (active 1587-1606). Date: 1603-9.  The barrel-shaped beaker was in use since sixteenth century, at a time when precious silver vessels of various shapes imitating everyday objects of utilitarian nature were very fashionable-especially in German-speaking cultural centers. They detach in the middle to be used as separate vessels. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. Stock Photo
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