id:			138020
accession number:	1962.286
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.286
updated:		2019-06-27 08:08:35.577000

Standing Cup, mid-late 1500s. After a design by Virgilius Solis (German, 1514-1562). Gilt silver; overall: 50.8 x 20.4 cm (20 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1962.286

title:				Standing Cup
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creation date:			mid-late 1500s
creation date earliest:		1550
creation date latest:		1599
current location:		114 Late Northern Renaissance
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Germany, Nuremberg, 16th century
technique:	gilt silver
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

* Virgilius Solis (German, 1514-1562)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 50.8 x 20.4 cm (20 x 8 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1963)
	opening date:   1963-11-26T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1963)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 26, 1963-January 5, 1964).

	title:		When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story
	opening date:   1981-12-01T05:00:00
	<i>When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (December 1, 1981-January 17, 1982).

	title:		Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs
	opening date:   1982-11-02T04:00:00
	<i>Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 1982-March 20, 1983).

	title:		All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection
	opening date:   1994-11-23T05:00:00
	<i>All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 23, 1994-January 8, 1995).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Baron Carl von Rothschild, Frankfurt.  Baron Lionel de Rothschild.  Lord Victor Rothschild, London.  William Randolph Hearst, San Simeon, California.  (Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., New York).
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wall description: 
Large ceremonial silver cups with covers were a status symbol in the late 16th century, particularly when gilded like this superb example from Nuremberg. Stylish and grand, these cups provided the ultimate vessel from which a royal guest or aristocratic visitor could drink at a formal banquet. They came to be known as willkom, or welcome cups, as a result. The lid, mid-section, and base are all cast in sections, creating imposing height and stability for the great amount of silver used, a testament to the skill of the maker and the pocketbook of the owner.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 112
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n136

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 112
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n136

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 133
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n153

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IMAGES

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