Covered Beaker, ca. 1490–1500, Made in Nuremberg, Germany, German, Copper gilt, Overall: 9 1/16 x 3 3/4 in. (23 x 9.5 cm), Metalwork-Copper, Attributed to the Workshop of Sebastian Lindenast the Elder (German, Nuremberg 1460–1526 Nuremberg), 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
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Covered Beaker, ca, 1490–1500, Nuremberg, Germany, German, Copper gilt, Overall, 9 1/16 x 3 3/4, 23 9.5 cm, Metalwork-Copper, Attributed to the Workshop of Sebastian Lindenast Elder, 1460–1526, Middle Ages, silversmiths, cities, generally prohibited, working, copper, order, protect, lucrative market, precious wares, imperial privilege, Lindenast family, permitted, copper, finely, vessel, workshop, Sebastian Lindenast, Elder
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