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Made in 1855 in France by Frédéric-Jules Rudolphi (1808 - 1876), this tankard of silver is set with rubies, ivory and turquoise. The tankard was purchased by the V&A from the Paris 1855 Exhibition for £150 and has been praised for its clear demonstration of Rudolphi’s creative use of motifs based on antiquities.
He based the general shape on similar objects from the German Renaissance as well as ironwork of around 1200. Similarly, Rudolphi shows a Middle-Eastern or Indian influence in his work on the inlay of the drum.
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