Tankard with cover
Unknown Artist
19th century, after 1605 original
Medium
Silver on base metal
Dimensions
Height: 13 in. (33 cm)
Classification
Metalwork-Electrotype
Culture
British, after German original
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, 1873
Accession Number
73.8.65
Tags
Art Historical Context
This elegant *Tankard with Cover* is a 19th-century British electro, a faithful reproduction of a German original dating after 1605. Standing at 13 inches ( cm) tall, it the grandeur of early 17th-century European metalwork, crafted in silver over base metal. Produced using the innovative electroplating process—popular in Victorian Britain—this piece allowed museums and collectors to recreate intricate historical artifacts at scale, preserving designs that might otherwise deteriorate. The tankard's surface likely bursts with lively motifs of infants, women, and roosters, evoking allegorical o...