Double Cup
Object type: Cup
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: German
Artist: Mattheus Epfenhauser
Artist bio: German
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: German (Nuremberg)
Date: 1574/1575
Medium: Silver gilt, silver medallions
Dimensions: Overall: 20 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (52.1 x 15 cm)
cup (a): 10 11/16 x 5 7/8 in. (27.1 x 14.9 cm)
cup (b): 10 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (27.3 x 15 cm)
diameter of base (a & b): 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
diam. of medallion (a): 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm)
diam. of medallion (b): 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Geography: Made in Nuremberg     
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917