Communion cup
Richard Blackwell I
(active about 1605–1646)
1625-30
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsH. 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.); Diameter (of rim) 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.); Weight 713 gm (22 oz 18 dwt)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, Gift of Mrs. Robert Hamlin, by exchange, and Gift of Mrs. Stuart C. Welch
Accession number1984.164
On View
On viewClassificationsSilver
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1924 the cup belonged to St. Mary's Convent, Wantage, Berkshire (ill. E. A. Jones, "The Old Plate at the Church Congress," Country Life 56 [1924], p. 779); it was sold by John Kennedy, Esq., at Sotheby & Co., London, May 9, 1957, lot 142, bought by H. R. Jessop, Ltd., London, sold to John Bell, Aberdeen, bought by H. R. Jessop, Ltd., London, 1982; the cup and wafer box were reunited by Mrs. G. E. P. How (How [of Edinburgh], London) and purchased by the Museum May 9, 1984, Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, Gift of Mrs. Robert Hamlin by exchange, and Gift of Mrs. Stuart C. Welch.
