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Cup
Gale, Wood & Hughes (about 1833–1845)
William Gale, Sr. (American, 1799–1864)
Jacob Wood (died in 1850)
William Gale, Sr. (American, 1799–1864)
Jacob Wood (died in 1850)
about 1836
Object Place: New York, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss E.E.P Holland in the name of Hannah, Daughter of William Dawes
Accession Number13.563
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
DescriptionThis cup has a seamed body with sides curved inward at the bottom and flared outward at the top. The cup sits on a ribbed drawn base with a comforming applied bead at the rim.
Marks
"G. W & H" in uppercase Roman letters stamped in a rectangle on the bottom.
Ada Mark * F4365
Ada Mark * F4365
Inscriptions"CFH" in entwined uppercase script about an inch below the rim.
ProvenanceHolland/Dawes Family
1913, gift of Miss E.E.P. Holland to MFA.
1913, gift of Miss E.E.P. Holland to MFA.