Cup
ca. 1900 (designed), ca. 1900 (made)
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The shape of the cup is an abbreviated bell-shaped bowl. There is an inscription engraved in hatched lower-case letters below which, just above the shoulder, are five wavy lines of chasing with tear-shaped motifs. The bowl then narrows abruptly into a narrow column with a swelling about a third of the way down with chased shallow depressions of stylised traceried outlines. The base of the cup is a circular foot with a bevelled edge.
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Materials and techniques | Silver, parcel-gilt chased and engraved |
Brief description | Cup, silver, the inside gilt, designed by Peter Behrens, Germany, ca. 1900. |
Physical description | The shape of the cup is an abbreviated bell-shaped bowl. There is an inscription engraved in hatched lower-case letters below which, just above the shoulder, are five wavy lines of chasing with tear-shaped motifs. The bowl then narrows abruptly into a narrow column with a swelling about a third of the way down with chased shallow depressions of stylised traceried outlines. The base of the cup is a circular foot with a bevelled edge. |
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Credit line | Supported by the Friends of the V&A |
Object history | The crescent moon and crown, stamped beneath the base, were introduced in 1888 on German silverwork to denote work of 800 quality and over. |
Bibliographic reference | Hughes, Graham. Modern Silver throughout the World, 1880-1967. London : Studio Vista, 1967, p. 291. |
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Accession number | M.79-1979 |
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Record created | July 6, 2007 |
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