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Source Description
A characteristic form of drinking vessel made of close-grained wood, especially maple, was developed in Germany as early as the thirteenth century. It consisted of a larger cup with a foot and a handle and a smaller cup on top. The upper one served as a lid but could also be removed and used as a separate drinking vessel. In this example the smaller upper cup is inset with a memorial portrait medallion of Albrecht Dürer made in the year of his death, 1528. The medal is the work of Matthes Gebel who was active in Nuremberg and Augsburg as a medallist from 1523 to his death in 1574. The reverse of the medal is set into the base of the larger lower cup.
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128062
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Double Cup (Mazer)
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128062
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Double Cup (Mazer)
description
A characteristic form of drinking vessel made of close-grained wood, especially maple, was developed in Germany as early as the thirteenth century. It consisted of a larger cup with a foot and a handle and a smaller cup on top. The upper one served as a lid but could also be removed and used as a separate drinking vessel. In this example the smaller upper cup is inset with a memorial portrait medallion of Albrecht Dürer made in the year of his death, 1528. The medal is the work of Matthes Gebel who was active in Nuremberg and Augsburg as a medallist from 1523 to his death in 1574. The reverse of the medal is set into the base of the larger lower cup.
date
c. 1530
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60779878
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Wood
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1
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Part 2: 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in.)
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Germany
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1950.83
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maple wood with gilt-silver mounts
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Double Cup (Mazer), c. 1530. Germany. Maple wood with gilt-silver mounts; part 2: 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.83
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Decorative Arts
citations
citation
Foote, H. (December 1950). "A Sixteenth-Century 'Double Mazer'". <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art,</em> <em>37</em>(10), 204-205.<br>Published as Double Mazer.
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Mentioned and reproduced: pp 204-6
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www.jstor.org/stable/25141671
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 255
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
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Reproduced: p. 71
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
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Reproduced: p. 71
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The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
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Reproduced: p. 89
citation
K, Matthias Wagner, and Katharina Weiler. <em>The Collection of Maximilian Von Goldschmidt-Rothschild. </em>Köln: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, 2023.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 278; Reproduced: p. 300, G.R.35
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-06-18 21:17:14.511000
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128062
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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maple wood with gilt-silver mounts
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