Cover for a Standing Cup (1593): Art, History and Details

Cover for a Standing Cup (1593) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Produced during the last years of the Tudor dynasty (1485–1603), this lid and the accompanying vessel exemplify the symmetrical patterns, horizontal designs, and clear division of space typical of English silverwork at the time. The functional shape and ornamental designs characteristic of standing cups made them ideal for ceremonial occasions.

Object facts

• Title: Cover for a Standing Cup
• Date: 1593
• Culture: England, London
• Type: Silver
• Technique: silver, partially gilt
• Dimensions: Overall: 19.3 x 7.4 cm (7 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Department: Decorative Art and Design
• Accession number: 1968.241.b

A detail from the museum

This is the lid to a standing cup. See cover record.

Collection credit

Given in memory of Howard Parmelee Eells, 1855-1919, Member of the Advisory Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1914-1919, by his daughter, Maud

View the collection record

See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.