The Richmond Race Cup
Robert Adam
(Scottish, 1728–1792)
Daniel Smith
(English, in partnership with Robert Sharp about 1763–1788)
Robert Sharp
(English, active in London, 1763–1788)
1764
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver gilt
Dimensions48.6 cm (19 1/8 in.)
Weight: 4,408.5 gm (141 oz 15 dwt)
Weight: 4,408.5 gm (141 oz 15 dwt)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour and Frank Brewer Bemis Fund
Accession number1987.488a-b
On View
On viewClassificationsSilver
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This trophy was awarded to John Hutton, Esquire, whose horse won the Richmond Gold Cup Race in September 1764. Designed by Robert Adam, this cup represents one of the earliest neoclassical models for silver and became the standard for race trophies.
InscriptionsAlong rim of cup, engraved "Richmond Races 1764 Sir Marmyduke Wyvill Bart and Thomas Dundas Esq. Stewards"ProvenanceSeptember 1764, won by John Hutton, Esq., of Marske Hall, Swaledale, Yorkshire, by descent to J.T. d'Arcy Hutton, Esq., sold Christie's, London, October 4, 1950, lot 122; estate of Mrs. Hilda d'Arcy Sykes, sold Sotheby's, London, March 6, 1969, lot 186; property of the Hutton's Trustees; Christie's, London, July 8, 1987, lot 157, purchased from E & CT Koopman & Sons, London, October 28, 1987, Theodora Wilbour Fund in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914). (Accession Date: October 28, 1987)
