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Paul Storr (1771-1844)
The Theocritus Cup hallmark 1812/13
Silver gilt | 23.9 x 24.8 x 24.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 51538
Lantern Lobby, Windsor Castle
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A silver-gilt, krater-shaped vase with reeded, bifurcated handles, a short stem and circular foot. The vase is chased with scenes of a maiden between two suitors and a fisherman hauling a net, fruiting vines and acanthus leaves; the foot engraved with CR cypher and Prince of Wales' feathers.
Provenance
Flaxman's design for this vase is based on the description of a pottery cup in the first Idyll of Theocritus (c.300-260 BC), the Alexandrian pastoral poet. The poem describes a vessel presented to the shepherd Thyrsis in return for singing a famous song about Daphnis. The scene of the maiden between two suitors is after the "Orpheus" relief in the Villa Albani, Rome.
The cup, one of four versions of this period, was made for Queen Charlotte, who presented it to George IV, when Prince Regent. -
Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Silver gilt
Measurements
23.9 x 24.8 x 24.8 cm (whole object)
