Ewer with cover
Detailed studies for the ewer are among the designs by the Aachen goldsmith Reinhold Vasters preserved in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ewer with cover
- Artist: After a design by Reinhold Vasters (German, Erkelenz 1827–1909 Aachen)
- Date: second half 19th century
- Culture: probably French
- Medium: Rock crystal, silver gilt, enamel, diamonds
- Dimensions: Height: 14 in. (35.6 cm)
- Classification: Natural Substances-Rock Crystal
- Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
- Object Number: 14.40.658a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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