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On View In:
Gallery 350
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Artist:
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C. Benjamin Schlick
Elkington and Co.
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Title:
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Homer Cup
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Date:
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1847
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Medium:
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Electroplate, gilt
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Dimensions:
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4 13/16 x 5 15/16 x 5 3/16 in. (12.22 x 15.08 x 13.18 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Gift of various donors, by exchange
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Location:
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Gallery 350
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Elkington and Co.
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Role:
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Manufacturer
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Nationality:
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British
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Life Dates:
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British, founded 1836
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Name:
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Schlick, C. Benjamin
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Role:
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Designer
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Nationality:
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English
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Life Dates:
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English, dates unknown
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Marks On bottom, stamped: [ELECTRO DEP. (diamond with illegible inscriptions) ELKINGTON & CO (crown)] surr
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Classification:
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Metalwork
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Physical Description:
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electro-formed parcel gilt cup; central male figure behind an eagle with wings outstretched flanked by armed figures seated on decorative floral scrolls; swags with birds, ribbons and masks around top rim
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Creation Place:
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, England, , , Birmingham
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Accession #:
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2003.1.3
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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