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Covered Beaker

Attributed to the Workshop of Sebastian Lindenast the Elder German
ca. 1490–1500
On view at The Met Cloisters in Gallery 16
During the Middle Ages, silversmiths in Nuremberg and other cities were generally prohibited from working in copper gilt in order to protect the lucrative market for precious wares. By imperial privilege, however, the Lindenast family was permitted to use copper, and this finely made vessel is probably from the workshop of Sebastian Lindenast the Elder. It is not marked, as it likely would be if it had been made in silver, but it is stylistically consistent with the work of Nuremberg silversmiths. In addition to its attractive profile and crisply engraved, lively design, the beaker is notable for its well-preserved gilded surface.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Covered Beaker
  • Artist: Attributed to the Workshop of Sebastian Lindenast the Elder (German, Nuremberg 1460–1526 Nuremberg)
  • Date: ca. 1490–1500
  • Geography: Made in Nuremberg, Germany
  • Culture: German
  • Medium: Copper gilt
  • Dimensions: Overall: 9 1/16 x 3 3/4 in. (23 x 9.5 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Copper
  • Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1994
  • Object Number: 1994.270a, b

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