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Mether (drinking cup)
Mether (drinking cup)

Mether (drinking cup)

Weir and Sons (Irish, founded in 1869)
about 1904
Medium/TechniqueSilver
DimensionsOverall: 26.7 × 29.2 × 29.2 cm (10 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)
Credit LineGift of Andrew Spindler-Roesle in memory of Alexander M. Roesle
Accession number2017.4453
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSilver
Collections
ProvenanceAbout 1995, sold by Historical Design, Inc., New York, to Andrew Spindler Antiques and Design, Essex, MA; 2017, gift of Andrew Spindler Antiques and Design to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 2017)
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