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Cup and cover
Garrard, R & S, & Co
(Designer)
Holbein, Hans, the younger
(Designer)
This cup is the largest known object made from Welsh gold. It was commissioned by Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn (1820-85), 6th Baronet of Wynnstay, Denbighshire and made using gold from the Castell Carn Dochan mine, which was discovered on the family’s estate in 1863. Its design is derived from a drawing by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497/8-1543), for a cup given by King Henry VIII to Queen Jane Seymour in 1536.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 51216
Creation/Production
1867 / 1536
Role: Production
Role: Workshop
Role: Production
Role: Designer
Period:
1867
Acquisition
Purchase - ass. of Heritage Lottery Fund, 19/11/1997
Purchased with support from The Heritage Lottery Fund
Measurements
Height
(cm): 39.8
diam
(cm): 14.7
Height
(in): 15 11/16
diam
(in): 5 3/4
Weight
(troy): 60 ounces 2 3/4 dwt
Weight
(gr): 1870.58
Material
Gold
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