Double Cup
Object type: Cup
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: German
Artist: Caspar Beutmüller the Elder
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: German
Date: 1590–1600
Medium: Silver, partially gilded, with a silver medallion and a gold glass medallion
Dimensions: Overall: 16 9/16 x 5 3/8 in. (42.1 x 13.7 cm)
cup (a): 9 x 5 3/8 in. (22.9 x 13.7 cm)
cup (b): 9 1/8 x 5 5/16 in. (23.2 x 13.5 cm)
diam. of medallion (a): 1 1/4 in. (3.1 cm)
diam. of medallion (b): 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Geography: Made in Nuremberg   Germany  
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917