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Cup with cover

ca. 1600
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Cup with cover
  • Date: ca. 1600
  • Culture: German, Augsburg
  • Medium: Silver gilt
  • Dimensions: Overall (with cover): 14 3/4 × 4 7/8 in. (37.5 × 12.4 cm);
    Height (without cover): 10 1/16 in. (25.6 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Silver
  • Credit Line: Gift of Miss Agnes Miles Carpenter, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.187a, b
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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