Covered Beaker
Object type: Beaker
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: German
Artist: Hans Greiff
Artist bio: German, active ca. 1470–died 1516 Ingolstadt
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1470
Medium: Silver, gilt
Dimensions: Overall (ab): 11 1/2 x diam. 5 1/8 in. (29.2 x diam. 13 cm)
vessel (a) only: 7 1/16 x diam. 4 9/16 in. (17.9 x diam. 11.6 cm)
Top (b): 4 1/8  x diam. 5 1/8 in. (10.5  x diam. 13 cm)

Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Geography: Made in Ingolstadt  Bavaria Germany  
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917