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Two-handled Cup and Cover

Paul Crespin (1694–1770)

1733 or 1734

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueSilver

Dimensions37.1 x 34.9 x 21.3 cm (14 5/8 x 13 3/4 x 8 3/8 in.)
Weight: 4,280.2 gm (137 oz 13 dwt)

Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour and Gift of Mrs. James Peabody

Accession number1978.177a-b

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ClassificationsSilver

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsEngraved in cartouche on one side, initials HF in double cipher; engraved in cartouche on other side, "The TRUSTEES in Acknowledgment of the Judgment Integrity & Conduct of Mr. H Flitcroft in Designing and Building the Parish Church of St GILES'S in the Fields have Presented him with this Cup. 1734"; scratched on under side of base, 138=2

ProvenancePresented to Henry Flitcroft in 1734; purchased by Ogden Mills Bishop by descent to his great-nephew, James Peabody, Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour. Gift of Mrs. James Peabody to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 10, 1978)