The 1787 Richmond Race Cup

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The 1787 Richmond Race Cup

Artist John Scofield (British, active 1776-1796)

Place of OriginEngland

Date1787

DimensionsH: 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm); W (across handles): 12 in. (30.5 cm); Weight: 125 oz.

MediumSilver-gilt, cast and chased

ClassificationMetalwork

Credit LineGift of The Georgia Welles Apollo Society

Object number

1992.25A-B

Not on View

Label TextProminent British goldsmith John Scofield created this masterpiece in restrained neoclassical style, characterized by geometric form and a sparing use of Greek and Roman ornament divided into decorative zones. The tall, urn-shaped design with high, looping handles became—and remains—the standard format for a sporting trophy, but in the 1780s it was still an innovative concept. Two shallow relief medallions feature race-related imagery, and a winged Victory leaning on a cartouche inscribed “Richmond Yorkshire 1787” and holding a laurel wreath tops the trophy’s lid.Published ReferencesToledo Museum of Art, Annual Report July 1, 1991 - June 30, 1992, p. 23, repr. (col.).

“Museum Acquisitions,” Newsletter of the Decorative Arts Society 1, no. 4 (Fall 1992), p. 8.

A Decade of Giving: The Apollo Society at the Toledo Museum of Art, exhib. cat., The Toledo Museum of Art (Toledo, Ohio, 1996), p. 17.

Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Inspired Giving: The Apollo Society 25th Anniversary Exhibition, October 15, 2010-February 13, 2011, p. 20, repr. (col.) p. 20.