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Nautilus cup

Date:
1602
Culture:
Dutch, Utrecht
Medium:
Nautilus shell, silver gilt
Dimensions:
H. 11 x W. 6 5/8 x D. 4 1/4 in. (27.9 x 16.8 x 10.8 cm)
Classification:
Metalwork
Credit Line:
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Accession Number:
17.190.604
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Inscription: Rectangular paper label (removed from underside of foot): printed in black ink: 458; further inscribed in pencil: P.M. 1022

    Marking: [1] maker's mark (?); [2] Utrecht mark, end of XVI century to 1st quarter XVII century; [3] G encircled: Utrecht date letter, 1602; [4] O crowned and encircled: Dutch verification mark for old work, 1807–10; [5] V encircled and then crowned: Dutch import mark for large work in gold or silver, 1859–1909; [6] cock in a vertical octagon (mark of French provinces 2nd standard silver, 1809–19); [7] Boars head (Paris mark for silver, restricted warranranty, 1838 to present); Location of marks: [1], [2], [3] under lip (difficult to decipher); [4], [5] on top of foot rim; [6] on top of lip; [7] on top of lip and, twice, on foot rim

  • Provenance

    Mr. Eugen Gutmann , Berlin ; J. Pierpont Morgan (until 1917; to MMA)

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