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Two-handled cup and cover

Richard Blackwell II (English, active about 1646–1666)

about 1650

Object PlaceLondon, England

Medium/TechniqueSilver gilt

DimensionsH. 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.); W. 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.); Diameter (lid) 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.);
Weight 1,459.6 gm (46 oz 18 dwt)

Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour

Accession number58.718a-b

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ClassificationsSilver

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InscriptionsArmorials: Engraved in center panel on front and back of cup, the arms of Berkeley and Cotheridge, Worcester, possibly for Rowland Berkeley, Esq., of Cotheridge, high Sheriff of Worcester in 1764 and Member of Parliament for Droitwich in 1774; engraved in center panels on front and back cover, the crest of Berkeley Inscriptions: Inside cover and under foot, scratched, 47 00/3846

ProvenanceR. B. Berkeley, Esq., Cotheridge Court, Worcester, sold Christie, Manson & Woods, London, June 13, 1929, lot 35, purchased by the Goldsmiths' and Silversmiths' Co., London; Richard C. Paine, Boston, sold Parke Bernet, New York, April 15, 1950, lot 57; purchased from Thomas Lumley, Ltd., London, September 18, 1958, Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour.

£1,500.