Covered Cup

Description

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.

Provenance

(Paul Drey Gallery, New York).

Covered Cup

Johann Andreas Thelot

1688

Accession Number

1966.111

Medium

silver and gilt silver

Dimensions

Overall: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)

Classification

Metalwork

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund