Tazza with cover

After an original by Benvenuto Cellini Italian

19th century, after 16th century original

Not on view

This electrotype is after a sixteenth-century original in the Golitzin Collection, Moscow, at the time of reproduction.

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Title: Tazza with cover
Maker: After an original by Benvenuto Cellini (Italian, Florence 1500–1571 Florence)
Date: 19th century, after 16th century original
Culture: British, after Italian, Florence original
Medium: Chalcedony, gold mount
Dimensions: Height: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Electrotype
Credit Line: Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1883
Object Number: 83.18.141a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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