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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Silver, Room 66, The Whiteley Galleries

Wager Cup

1706-1707 (made)
Artist/Maker
Joseph Walker (maker)
Place of origin
Dublin (city) (made)

Wager cup (jungfrauenbecher), silver, hallmarked Joseph Walker, Dublin, 1706-1707


Object details

Categories
Metalwork
Drinking
Object type
Wager cup
Materials and techniques
Silver
Silver
Raising
Engraving
Brief description
Wager cup (jungfrauenbecher), silver, hallmarked Joseph Walker, Dublin, 1706-1707
Dimensions
  • Base to top of sides on which pail is suspended. height: 17.5cm
  • Across base width: 8.5cm
  • Front to back across base depth: 8.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Joseph Walker mark
  • Inscribed
  • Town mark: Dublin
Credit line
Bequeathed by J. C. Parkes
Object history
Bequest - J C Parkes
Acquisition RF: 44 / 513
Bibliographic reference
Hackenbrooch, Yvonne Wager cups, Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, May 1968, pp. 380-387
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.1643-1944

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2004
Record URL
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