Standing cup with cover
19th century, after 1570 original
Medium
Silver on base metal and enamel
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 26 1/2 × 13 × 13 in. (67.3 × 33 × 33 cm); Overall (with lid): 41 × 13 × 13 in. (104.1 × 33 × 33 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Electrotype
Culture
British, London, after German, Augsburg original
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, 1873
Accession Number
73.8.55a, b
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the majestic *Standing Cup with Cover*, stunning 19th-century electrotype crafted by British silversmiths Franchi and Son in London. This grand piece, standing over three feet tall with its lid (41 × 13 × 13 in.), faithfully copies a Renaissance original from 1570 Augsburg, Germany—a hub of exquisite metalwork during the period. Adorned with silver on base metal and vibrant enamel, it likely features figural scenes of men and women, evoking the opulence of 16th-century banqueting halls where such cups held wine or spices for nobility. Electrotyping, the innovative technique used here, ...