Tankard with cover

19th century, after ca. 1550 original
Not on view
This electrotype is after a sixteenth-century original (ca. 1550) in the Hermitage, St. Petersburg, at the time of reproduction, actually in the Thyssen-Bornemisza collections.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tankard with cover
  • Maker: Elkington & Co. (British, Birmingham, 1829–1963)
  • Date: 19th century, after ca. 1550 original
  • Culture: British, Birmingham, after German, possibly Augsburg original
  • Medium: Silver on base metal, jeweled knob
  • Dimensions: Height: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Electrotype
  • Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1883
  • Object Number: 83.18.99
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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