- Object Name:
- Kiddush Cup
- Artist/Maker:
- Thomas Ringler
- Bio:
- 1638-1704; master 1661
- Place Made:
- Nuremberg (Germany)
- Date:
- 1691/1701
- Medium:
- Silver: repoussé and chased
- Dimensions:
- 3 3/8 × 2 3/4 in. (8.5 × 7 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J.-P. Latil
- Accession Number:
- 1982-37
Not On View
These Roman portrait medallions indicate a secular origin for this beaker. Already two hundred years old at the time of its purchase by the donor's grandfather, this prized object then served as a Kiddush cup for three generations.
Information may change as a result of ongoing research.