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Diebolt Krug
Cup and Covercirca 1560

Not on view
Covered cup of rock crystal and gilded silver mounts, with a fluted crystal body, figural knop with mask faces, and domed lid topped with a fleur-de-lis finial

Diebolt Krug, Cup and Cover, circa 1560, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Diebolt Krug
Germany, Strasbourg, active mid-16th century
Title
Cup and Cover
Place Made
Germany, Strasbourg
Date Made
circa 1560
Medium
Silver gilt, rock crystal
Dimensions
Height with cover: 11 3/16 in. (28.26 cm); Width: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Varya and Hans Cohn
Accession Number
AC1992.152.104a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Thomas, Nancy, and Constantina Oldknow, eds. By Judgment of the Eye: The Varya and Hans Cohn Collection. Los Angeles: Hans Cohn, 1991.
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers and Bobbye Tigerman. Beyond Bling: Contemporary Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.

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