Cup with two handles and cover
Unknown
ca. 1680 · Silver; gilded silver · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
The taste for such luxuriant pierced silver cups, lined with a gilt sleeve, had its origins in Germany and the Baltic countries, and was short-lived in England. Many of the surviving cups, made by foreigners who worked "under the table," are unmarked. The delicate naturalism of this cup is the work of a highly trained chaser.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1680
- Medium
- Silver; gilded silver
- Culture
- British, London
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968
