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Two-Handled Cup and Cover
English (London)
1663–64
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
H. 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.); W. 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.) Diameter (of rim) 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.); Weight 441.3 gm (14 oz 3 dwt)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)
Accession Number33.68a-b
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe cup is bombé in shape and rests on a plain flat base. The domed cover fits over the rim of the cup, resting on two applied strips at the top of the scroll-shaped handles. The spool-shaped finial has a broad flat top engraved with a crest in mantling.
Construction:
The body of the vessel is raised from a single sheet; the cast handles are applied. The cover is raised. The finial is constructed of two pieces.
Construction:
The body of the vessel is raised from a single sheet; the cast handles are applied. The cover is raised. The finial is constructed of two pieces.
Marks
On base of cup, repeated on outside edge of cover, maker's mark PD, three pellets above, a cinquefoil below in a plain shield (Jackson, 1921, p. 129; rev. ed. 1989, p. 125); date letter f; lion passant; leopard's head crowned
InscriptionsArmorials: Engraved on front of cup, repeated on the cover, the arms and crest of Yong of Medhurst, Sussex
Inscriptions: Pounced on side of cup (very worn), YAM; scratched on base, RBJ, IY (repeated), 1663
Inscriptions: Pounced on side of cup (very worn), YAM; scratched on base, RBJ, IY (repeated), 1663
ProvenanceLord Wavertree by 1929; Anonymous Gift in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833–1914). (Accession Date: March 2, 1933)