Cup
1679-1683 (made)
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Standing cup, with wide and short body, slightly widened towards the mouth, resting on a foot ring; repousse with acanthus and palmette leaves rising vertically from the base up to its middle section and engraved with a "chinoiserie" motif above it with a blank centre that would contain a coat-of-arms in. The lid is similarly embossed and surmounted by a finial. Cast handles in the form of S-scrolls decorated with female figures and leaves. Gilt inside.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silver with gilt interior |
| Brief description | Two-handled cup with cover, silver, English (London), the lid marked for assay year 1679-80, and unidentified maker's mark 'TM' in monogramme; the cup marked for 1683-4 and unidentified maker's mark possibly 'OS'. |
| Physical description | Standing cup, with wide and short body, slightly widened towards the mouth, resting on a foot ring; repousse with acanthus and palmette leaves rising vertically from the base up to its middle section and engraved with a "chinoiserie" motif above it with a blank centre that would contain a coat-of-arms in. The lid is similarly embossed and surmounted by a finial. Cast handles in the form of S-scrolls decorated with female figures and leaves. Gilt inside. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Town mark: London |
| Object history | Purchase - £40 From Joseph Bond Esq. Acquisition RF: 27159/71 |
| Bibliographic reference | Jackson's Silver & Gold Marks of England, Scotland & Ireland, ed. Ian Pickford. Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1989. Third edition, revised. ISBN 0907462634 |
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| Accession number | 556:1, 2-1874 |
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| Record created | September 10, 2004 |
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