Cup with cover

Eberwein Kessmann

1576–84

Not on view

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Title: Cup with cover
Maker: Eberwein Kessmann (master 1576, died 1584)
Date: 1576–84
Culture: German, Nuremberg
Medium: Silver gilt
Dimensions: Overall: 21 5/8 × 7 3/4 in. (54.9 × 19.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.569a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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