id: 138020 accession number: 1962.286 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.286 updated: 2022-09-22 09:59:21.533000 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 title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: mid-late 1500s creation date earliest: 1550 creation date latest: 1599 current location: 114 Late Northern Renaissance creditline: John L. Severance Fund copyright: --- culture: Germany, Nuremberg, 16th century technique: gilt silver department: Decorative Art and Design collection: Decorative Arts type: Metalwork find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Virgilius Solis (German, 1514–1562) - artist --- measurements: Overall: 50.8 x 20.4 cm (20 x 8 1/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review (1963) opening date: 1963-11-26T05:00:00 Year in Review (1963). 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 When Angels Bent Near the Earth to Touch Their Harps of Gold: The Christmas Story. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 1, 1981-January 17, 1982). title: Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs opening date: 1982-11-02T04:00:00 Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs. 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 All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 23, 1994-January 8, 1995). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- 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). date: footnotes: citations: --- fun fact: digital description: 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. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS Cleveland Museum of Art, β€œNew Accessions Put on Display at Art Museum,” July 9, 1963, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. page number: url: https://archive.org/details/cmapr1136 The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. 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. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. 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. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. page number: Reproduced: p. 133 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n153 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.286/1962.286_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.286/1962.286_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.286/1962.286_full.tif