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Source Description
Thelot was one of the most important silversmiths active in Germany in the late 1600s and early 1700s. The decorations of this cup refer to the defeat of the Turks in Central Europe in the 1680s.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
142272
label
Covered Cup
core
obj
dtoType
object
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1
Source metadata
id
142272
contentType
object
title
Covered Cup
description
Thelot was one of the most important silversmiths active in Germany in the late 1600s and early 1700s. The decorations of this cup refer to the defeat of the Turks in Central Europe in the 1680s.
date
1688
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60780792
creators
12851
genreSpecific
Metalwork
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)
cul
Germany, Augsburg
accession
1966.111
Source extras
tec
silver and gilt silver
tombstone
Covered Cup, 1688. Johann Andreas Thelot (German, 1655–1734). Silver and gilt silver; overall: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1966.111
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
incised: J. A. Thélot. 1688.
citations
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. 129
citation
Bruhn, Thomas P. “A Silver Cup by Thélot.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 55, no. 2 (February 1968): 53–59.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: p. 53-59, figs. 1-5
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. 129
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. 164
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 07:17:33.089000
sourceId
142272
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
med
silver and gilt silver
creatorTags
male
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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