- Period
- Late Gothic
- Date
- early 15th century (1419? with alterations after 1478)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Object no.
- 479580
University Scepter
Unknown maker, early 15th century (1419? with alterations after 1478)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · The Cloisters Collection, 2011 · Public domain
- Maker
- Unknown maker
- Date
- early 15th century (1419? with alterations after 1478)
- Medium
- Silver and gilded silver on an iron core
- Dimensions
- Overall: 57 9/16 x 2 3/16 in. (146.2 x 5.6 cm) Head of scepter: 4 15/16 x 2 3/16 in. (12.6 x 5.6 cm) bottom knop: 5 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (14.5 x 3.3 cm) shaft diameter: 3/8 in. (1 cm) shaft knop diameter: 13/16 in. (2 cm)
- Period
- Late Gothic
The record
Why it matters
University Scepter, dated early 15th century (1419? with alterations after 1478), is catalogued by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a work in Silver and gilded silver on an iron core. The API record does not identify a named maker. The recorded dimensions are Overall: 57 9/16 x 2 3/16 in. (146.2 x 5.6 cm) Head of scepter: 4 15/16 x 2 3/16 in. (12.6 x 5.6 cm) bottom knop: 5 11/16 x 1 5/16 in. (14.5 x 3.3 cm) shaft diameter: 3/8 in. (1 cm) shaft knop diameter: 13/16 in. (2 cm). This factual page is generated from the museum catalogue and links directly to its source record.