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Goelet Cup, Schooner Prize
Not on view
The inspiration for this large yachting trophy may have been drawn from the numerous publications in Moore’s and the firm’s libraries on recent archaeological excavations, classical mythology, and Renaissance art and design. Manufacturing records describe the object as a "Nef," a type of sculptural nautical silver table ornament made by Renaissance goldsmiths; this creation is similar to those works in form, although it omits the large masts and riggings included in the intricate sixteenth-century examples. While Tiffany’s aesthetic vocabulary had expanded to embrace East and West Asian influences by the time this trophy was made, the use of classical and Renaissance motifs here establishes the enduring resonance of these styles and the practice of combining varied sources in a single composition.
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