Cup
- Object Name:
- Cup
- Object ID:
- 1941.007.14
- Place of Origin:
- Europe (probably France)
- Date:
- circa 1791
- Description:
- Cup or Wine Taster. Silver. Shallow cup with a scroll handle on which there is floral decoration. Body has rounding sides with repousse designs in alternating concave and convex fluting. Rim is scalloped and turned to inside. Narrow footed base flares from bottom to cup. Breaks on side opposite handle; also, tiny round hole in center of bottom. Marks: " P.L" within a butterfly or winged banner-shaped mark in three places on bottom, plus three other places on inside of footed base, and once more on interior of handle. Marks on bottom, surrounded by text engraved in block letters, ".D.P. GB.p.St: HENRI.L'ANNEE:1791".
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- H-2.25 W-5.2 D-4.1 inches
- Provenance:
- Donor "bought of Jacob March 1897".
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
- People:
- Jewell, Margaret H. (1866-1970)
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