The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 13, 2025

Covered Cup

1688
fabricated by

Johann Andreas Thelot

(German, 1655–1734)
Germany, Augsburg, 17th century
silver and gilt silver
Overall: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1966.111
Location: 215 French, German, and Dutch

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.
  • (Paul Drey Gallery, New York).
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 129 archive.org
    Bruhn, Thomas P. “A Silver Cup by Thélot.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 55, no. 2 (February 1968): 53–59. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 53-59, figs. 1-5 www.jstor.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 129 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 164 archive.org
  • All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 23, 1994-January 8, 1995).
    Kurfurst Max Emmanuel: Bayern und Europa un 1700 (Elector Max Emmanuel: Bavaria and Europe in 1700). Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, München, Germany (organizer) (June 24-October 17, 1976).
  • {{cite web|title=Covered Cup|url=false|author=Johann Andreas Thelot|year=1688|access-date=13 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1966.111