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Two-handled cup and cover

about 1665
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueGold
DimensionsH. 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.); W. 11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.); Diameter (of rim) 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.); Weight 271 gm (8 oz 13 dwt)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession number60.534a-b
On View
On view
ClassificationsGold
Collections
ProvenanceMarch 24, 1960, sold at Sotheby & Co., London, lot 41. 1960, sold by Thomas Lumley, Ltd., London, to the MFA for £1,050. (Accession date: May 11, 1960)
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probably 1798
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about 1810
Sandglass
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about 1550
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late 18th–early 19th
Cream Jug
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possibly about 1820
Restricted: For reference only; Group shot: 33.217, 33.218, 33.219, 33.220, 33.221, 33.222, 33.…
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about 1720
Unmarked
about 1810
Unmarked
about 1810
unmarked (stick)
about 1800
unmarked (stick)
about 1800
Bottle
Unmarked
17th century (?)