Image

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Reinhold Riel

Mug

Description

Maker

Reinhold Riel (German, master 1652-after 1686)

Title

Mug

Year

ca. 1670

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

gilding

Geography

Place Made: Nuremberg; Place Made: Germany

Dimensions

17.3 x 17.9 cm (6 13/16 x 7 1/16 inches) at handle

Signature / Inscription / Marks

BARTRAM REVENTLOW / F CHRISTINAREVENTLOW

Marks: RR / N / [mark]

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

48.408

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Bottoms Up! Drinking Vessels from the Museum Collection
Aug 01, 2003 – Jul 31, 2004

Label copy

The initials on each lobe of this tankard are indicative of the commemorative nature of such pieces, passing through generations of families or among members of a guild or club.

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Tombstone

Reinhold Riel (German, master 1652-after 1686)
Mug, ca. 1670
Silver, gilding
17.3 x 17.9 cm (6 13/16 x 7 1/16 inches) at handle
Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 48.408

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