Two-handled Cup and Cover
Thomas Bolton
(free 1686, died in 1732)
1694–96
Object PlaceDublin, Ireland
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsH. 30.5 cm x W. 34.2 cm x D. 22 cm (12 x 13 7/16 x 8 11/16 in.); Weight: 2,913 gm (93 oz 13 dwt)
Credit LineGift of Richard C. Paine
Accession number30.112a-b
ClassificationsSilver
InscriptionsARMORIALS: engraved on side and cover, the crest of Brodrick of Midleton, co. Cork.
INSCRIPTIONS: engaved on underside, 95=00.ProvenanceLady Mary Carbery, Castle Freke, co. Cork, sold Sotheby's, London, March 2, 1921, lot 53; G.W. Panter, Esq., Dublin, sold Sotheby's, London, July 18, 1929, lot 61, purchased by the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, London, sold to Richard C. Paine, Boston, Gift of Richard C. Paine to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 6, 1930)
