Tabernacle House Altar with the Adoration of the Shepherds, the Adoration of the Magi, and the Annunciation.

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Catalogue

Year: 1550
Medium: Ebony-veneered soft wood, silver gilt, rock crystal, agate, and reverse painted and gilded glass.
Dimensions: H. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm), w. 8 1/16 in. (20.4 cm), d. 2 3/8 in (6 cm).
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Reinhold Vasters

Artist

Designed by Reinhold Vasters (German, active 1853-90); probably made by him or possibly by Alfred André (French, 1839-1919)

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Artist: Reinhold Vasters
Year: 1550
Medium: Ebony-veneered soft wood, silver gilt, rock crystal, agate, and reverse painted and gilded glass.
Dimensions: H. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm), w. 8 1/16 in. (20.4 cm), d. 2 3/8 in (6 cm).
Watts ID: WW-1550-147792

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