Cup

Probably by Leonard Umbach

late 16th or early 17th century

Not on view

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Title: Cup
Maker: Probably by Leonard Umbach (married 1579, died ca. 1614)
Date: late 16th or early 17th century
Culture: German, Augsburg
Medium: Silver gilt
Dimensions: Overall: 8 1/8 × 2 7/8 × 7 3/8 in. (20.6 × 7.3 × 18.7 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.190.567a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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