Tazza

After an original by Benvenuto Cellini Italian

Manufacturer Elkington & Co. British

19th century, after 16th century original

Not on view

This electrotype is after a sixteenth-century original in the Louvre, Paris, at the time of reproduction.

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Provenance

Title: Tazza
Artist: After an original by Benvenuto Cellini (Italian, Florence 1500–1571 Florence)
Manufacturer: Elkington & Co. (British, Birmingham, 1829–1963)
Date: 19th century, after 16th century original
Culture: British, after Italian, Florence original
Medium: Silver on base metal
Dimensions: Height: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Electrotype
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1919
Object Number: 19.97.1
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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