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Two-Handled Cup and Cover
Two-Handled Cup and Cover

Two-Handled Cup and Cover

John Berthellot (first mark 1738)
1751–52
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver gilt
DimensionsH. 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.); W. 22.9 cm (9 in.); DIam (lid) 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Weight: 1,. 298.4 gm (41 oz 15dwt)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession number61.656a-b
On View
On view
ClassificationsSilver
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InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on side, the arms of Warburton, co.Chester, quartering Dutton, op opposite side the arms of Grosvenor. INSCRIPTIONS: surrounding the cartouche, the inscription,"SODALIBUS PATERAM HANC DONAVIT / THOMAS SLAUGHTER 1751"; and the motto: "JE VOL LE DROIT AVOIR" on opposite side surrounding cartouche: MUNERA LAETITIAM QUE DEI / SINE CERERE ET BACCHO FRIGET VENUS.ProvenanceNovember 30, 1960, Christie's, London, lot 79, to Thomas Lumley, Ltd., London; 1961, sold by Thomas Lumley to the MFA for £350. (Accession Date: September 20, 1961)
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