Two-Handled Cup with Lid

Gallery 377a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Two-Handled Cup with Lid

1706-1708

Workshop of David King (Irish (Dublin), active from 1690, died 1737)

By the early eighteenth century, two-handled cups like this monumental example had been elevated from drinking vessels for everyday use to presentation objects, largely reserved for drinking during ceremonial occasions.

Gallery 377a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Two-Handled Cup with Lid

Date:

1706-1708

Artist:

Workshop of David King (Irish (Dublin), active from 1690, died 1737)

Medium:

Silver with engraved decoration

Dimensions:

13 x 13 x 7 1/2 inches (33 x 33 x 19.1 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

The Henry P. McIlhenny Collection in memory of Frances P. McIlhenny, 1986

Accession Number:

1986-26-230a,b

Geography:

Made in Dublin, Ireland, Europe

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Gallery 377a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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