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Two-handled cup
Marked by: RP
English
1665–66
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
H. 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.); W. 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); Diameter (of rim) 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.); Weight 141.7 gm (4 oz 11 dwt)
Credit Line
Bequest of Frank Brewer Bemis
Accession Number35.1561
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe bombé cup rests on a flat base. The lower half of the cup is chased with naturalistic flowers and leaves. The S-shaped handles are modeled with dolphins and foliage. The body of the cup is raised from a single sheet, embossed, and chased. The handles are cast and have been reattached.
Marks
On underside of base, maker's mark RP a pellet below in a plain shield (Jackson, 1921, p. 131; rev. ed. 1989, p. 128) (struck twice); date letter h; lion passant; leopard's head crowned
InscriptionsPricked near rim, WO/1667/RO
ProvenanceWilliam E. Godfrey, New York, NY; By 1935, sold by William E. Godfrey to Frank Brewer Bemis; 1935, bequest of Frank Brewer Bemis. (Accession date: November 7, 1935)