Standing cup
Object type: Standing cup
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Austrian, Breslau (Wrocław)
Artist: Casper Bendel
Artist bio: German, 1575–1599
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
Date: base and figure late 16th century, shell and mount 19th century
Medium: Silver gilt, turban shell
Dimensions: Overall: 10 5/8 × 5 1/2 × 6 1/2 in., 2.3 lb. (27 × 14 × 16.5 cm, 1040g)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver In Combination
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession year: 1917
Tags: Snails