Cup
1719-1720 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Silver drinking cups began to make their appearance in the Elizabethan era. Comparatively few survive from the late 16th century although considerably more exist from the early years of the 17th. The coming of glass into fashion and its comparatively easier supply began to displace the silver wine cup from the dining table in the latter part of the 17th century.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver, raised, gadrooned, fluted and with a rope band; inscribed cartouche. |
| Brief description | Two handled cup, silver, London hallmarks for 1719-20, mark of John Lingard. |
| Physical description | Two handled cup, silver, slightly speading bowl rising form a circular base, the lower half alternately gadrooned and fluted with a roped band around the upper half and a foliated cartuche containing the inscribed initials, IN. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by W. J. Johnson |
| Object history | Bequest - W.J. Johnson |
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| Summary | Silver drinking cups began to make their appearance in the Elizabethan era. Comparatively few survive from the late 16th century although considerably more exist from the early years of the 17th. The coming of glass into fashion and its comparatively easier supply began to displace the silver wine cup from the dining table in the latter part of the 17th century. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.1673-1944 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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