Traveling set with glass beaker in case
1777–79
Medium
Gilded silver, steel, glass, dyed and gold-tooled leather, velvet
Dimensions
Length (Fork [a]): 7 7/8 in. (20 cm); Length (Knife [b]): 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm); Length (Spoon [c]): 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); Length (Marrow spoon [d]): 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm); Length (Two-prong fork [e]): 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); Overall (Spice box [f]): 1 1/4 × 2 15/16 × 2 3/16 in. (3.2 × 7.5 × 5.6 cm); Overall (Egg cup [g]): 1 1/2 × 2 3/8 × 1 3/8 in. (3.8 × 6 × 3.5 cm); Height (Beaker with lid [h, i]): 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Overall (Box [j]): 2 3/4 × 10 1/8 × 7 7/8 in. (7 × 25.7 × 20 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Silver
Culture
German, Augsburg
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of The Salgo Trust for Education, New York, in memory of Nicolas M. Salgo, 2010
Accession Number
2010.110.77a–j