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Cup, two-handled
Two-handled cup, Britannia standard silver, standing on a flat base, with ogee-curved sides and everted rim, scrolled ribbon handles; the sides embossed and chased with spiral convex and concave fluting, a cable band below the rim and an oval cartouche enclosed by C-scrolls, punched leaf forms either side of the cable band, punched acorns alternating with quatrefoils above the fluting, the handles reeded lengthways.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51354
Creation/Production
Green, Richard
Date: 1719-1720
Acquisition
Purchase - with support, 3/5/2001
Purchased with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the National Art Collections Fund and the Goldsmiths' Company.
Measurements
Height
(cm): 6.9
Width
(cm): 14
diam(cm) rim:8.8 (max)
diam(cm)
Height
(in): 2
Width
(in): 5
diam(in) rim:3 7/16 (max)
diam(in)
Weight
(gr): 119.56
Techniques
raised
forming
Applied Art
chased
decoration
Applied Art
embossed
decoration
Applied Art
punched
assembled
forming
Applied Art
soldered
forming
Applied Art
Material
silver, Britannia standard
Location
In store
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