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Caudle cup
John Hull (American (born in England), 1624–1683)
Robert Sanderson, Sr. (American (born in England), 1608–1693)
Robert Sanderson, Sr. (American (born in England), 1608–1693)
1660–70
Object Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Other: 6.7 x 8.1 cm (2 5/8 x 3 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Philip Leffingwell Spalding Collection—Given in his memory by Katharine Ames Spalding and Philip Spalding, Oakes Ames Spalding, and Hobart Ames Spalding
Accession Number42.226
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
Catalogue Raisonné
Buhler, 1972, No. 4
DescriptionFlaring lip, bulbous body ornamented in repousse, six panels of conventionalized tulips on matted ground, three rows of punched dots above, two spaced below. Flat depressed bottom (repaired). Two cast scroll handles with bead and leaf ornament.
Marks
IH jevice below in heart and RS hollow sun above in shaped punch, on bottom
InscriptionsPricked in scroll design: BB on one side, ED on other, on latter recent script initials M. LeM.W.
ProvenancePossibly made for Beriah Bright (b. 1649), m. Isaac Fowle; by decent to their grandson Rev. William Smith, m. Elizabeth Quincy, granddaughter of Rev. John and Mary Norton; by descent to their daughter Abigail, m. John Adams; descended to Mrs. Strafford (Margaret LeMoine) Wentworth, from whom the piece was bought by Philip Leffingwell Spalding; 1919, lent by Philip Spalding to the MFA; 1924, returned to Spalding; 1928, relent by Spalding to the MFA; 1940, transfered to Mrs. Spalding; 1942, gift of Mrs. Spalding and children to MFA. (Accession date: April 9 and 16, 1942)