Cup
- Place of origin:
Dublin (city) (made)
- Date:
ca. 1785 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
West, Mathew (maker)
Tudor, Richard (maker) - Materials and Techniques:
Silver, raised, embossed and engraved
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Arthur Hurst
- Museum number:
M.43A-1940
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Cup, silver, one of a pair, wavy contour, the lower part of the body spirally gadrooned, the upper part embossed with floral sprays with two scroll handles and a spreading foot.
Place of Origin
Dublin (city) (made)
Date
ca. 1785 (made)
Artist/maker
West, Mathew (maker)
Tudor, Richard (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Silver, raised, embossed and engraved
Marks and inscriptions
Dublin hallmarks for ca.1785
Mark of Matthew West and Richard Tudor
Engraved with the crest for Yonge, (a pelican in its piety)
Dimensions
Height: 15.5 cm, Width: 18.3 cm, Depth: 9.9 cm, Weight: 412.5 g
Object history note
Bequest - Arthur Hurst
Acquisition RF: 40 / 434
Descriptive line
Silver, Dublin hallmarks for ca.1785, mark of Matthew West and Richard Tudor
Materials
Silver
Techniques
Raising; Embossing; Engraving
Subjects depicted
Floral patterns; Crests; Gadroons
Categories
Drinking; Metalwork
Collection
Metalwork Collection
