It is thought that the chalice was given by the brothers Hildebrand, Friedrich and Eckhardt von Sundhausen of the local landowing family first mentioned in documents dating from the 12th century who are recorded as having donated land to the local Abbey. The family died out in the early 18th century

Mr. Hans-Jörgen Heuser dates the chalice to between 1330 and 1340 on stylistic grounds based on the crucifix and the medalions. He also compares it to a similar Nordhauser chalice, which was the gift of Johannes Treber, a prominent citizen of Nordhausen, in the 1330's