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Cup

(American, 1682 or 1683–1736)
about 1705
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsOverall (h x dia of rim): 7.9 x 8.7 cm (3 1/8 x 3 7/16 in.); Weight: 4 oz., 14 dwt.
Credit LineThe Philip Leffingwell Spalding Collection—Given in his memory by Katharine Ames Spalding and Philip Spalding, Oakes Ames Spalding, and Hobart Ames Spalding
Accession number42.223
On View
On view
ClassificationsSilver hollowware
Collections
InscriptionsEngraved F/ TW on bottom
Provenance1916, lent by Phillip L Spalding to MFA; 1940, transferred to Mrs. Philip Spalding; 1942, given by Katharine Ames Spalding, Philip Spalding, Oakes Ames Spalding and Hobart Ames Spalding. (Accession date: April 9 and 16, 1942)
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Salver
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about 1720
Tankard
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William Cowell, Jr.
about 1750
Spoon
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about 1709
William Cowell, Jr.
about 1740
William Homes, Sr.
about 1763