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    "localId": "138020",
    "label": "Standing Cup",
    "core": "obj",
    "dtoType": "object"
}

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    "id": "138020",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Standing Cup",
    "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.",
    "date": "mid- to late 1500s",
    "citation": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.286",
    "rights": "CC0",
    "rightsUri": "CC0",
    "language": "en",
    "wikidata": [
        "Q60756240"
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    ],
    "genreSpecific": [
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    ],
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    "thumbnailUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.286/1962.286_web.jpg",
    "largeImageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.286/1962.286_web.jpg",
    "imageCount": 1,
    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall: 50.8 x 20.4 cm (20 x 8 1/16 in.)",
    "cul": [
        "Germany, Nuremberg"
    ],
    "accession": "1962.286"
}

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    "tec": "gilt silver",
    "tombstone": "Standing Cup, mid- to late 1500s. After a design by Virgil 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",
    "collection": "Decorative Arts",
    "citations": [
        {
            "citation": "Cleveland Museum of Art, “New Accessions Put on Display at Art Museum,” July 9, 1963, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.",
            "url": "https://archive.org/details/cmapr1136"
        },
        {
            "citation": "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"
        },
        {
            "citation": "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"
        },
        {
            "citation": "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"
        }
    ],
    "url": "https://clevelandart.org/art/1962.286",
    "creditline": "John L. Severance Fund",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-29 07:03:49.732000",
    "imageUrl": "https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1962.286/1962.286_print.jpg",
    "sourceId": 138020,
    "dept": "Decorative Art and Design",
    "coll": "Decorative Arts",
    "med": "gilt silver",
    "creatorTags": [
        "male"
    ],
    "thumbnail_url": null,
    "image_url": null
}

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