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Covered Cup
Johann Andreas Thelot (German, 1655-1734)1688
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Thelot was one of the most important silversmiths active in Germany in the late 1600s and early 1700s. The decorations of this cup refer to the defeat of the Turks in Central Europe in the 1680s.
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Details
- Title: Covered Cup
- Creator: Johann Andreas Thelot (German, 1655-1734)
- Date Created: 1688
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)
- Provenance: (Paul Drey Gallery, New York).
- Type: Metalwork
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.111
- Medium: silver and gilt silver
- Inscriptions: incised: J. A. Thélot. 1688.
- Department: Decorative Art and Design
- Culture: Germany, Augsburg, 17th century
- Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Collection: Decorative Arts
- Accession Number: 1966.111
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