Cup with cover

19th century

Not on view

This electrotype is after a seventeenth-century original (1676), at time of reproduction in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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Title: Cup with cover
Manufacturer: Franchi and Son
Date: 19th century
Culture: British, London, after British, London original
Medium: Silver on base metal
Dimensions: Height: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Electrotype
Credit Line: Purchase, 1873
Object Number: 73.8.7a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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