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Double Cup

Mattheus Epfenhauser German (Nuremberg)
1574/1575
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 306
The double cup bears the hallmark of the city of Nuremberg and of the goldsmith Mattheus Epfenhausen, listed as a master in 1570. A medallion set in the base of one cup portrays Sigmund Richter, and his family arms are represented in a medallion of the other cup.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Double Cup
  • Artist: Mattheus Epfenhauser (German)
  • Date: 1574/1575
  • Geography: Made in Nuremberg
  • Culture: German
  • Medium: Gilded silver, and 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
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.190.607a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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