Cup

After an original by Wenzel Jamnitzer German

19th century, after 16th century original

Not on view

This electrotype is after a sixteenth-century original in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, at the time of reproduction.

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Object Information

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Provenance

Title: Cup
Artist: After an original by Wenzel Jamnitzer (German, Vienna 1507/8–1585 Nuremberg)
Maker: Elkington & Co. (British, Birmingham, 1829–1963)
Date: 19th century, after 16th century original
Culture: British, Birmingham, after German, Nuremberg original
Medium: Silver on base metal
Dimensions: Height: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Electrotype
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Object Number: 09.200.17
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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Casket, Wenzel Jamnitzer German, Gilded yellow metal, silver, German, possibly Hamburg — Casket
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