Communion cup (one of a pair)

W. H., London 

Date:
1660–61
Culture:
British, London
Medium:
Silver gilt
Dimensions:
Overall (confirmed): 6 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 5 7/8 in., 27.126oz. (17.1 x 14.9 x 14.9 cm, 769g)
Classification:
Metalwork
Credit Line:
Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968
Accession Number:
68.141.116
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Inscription: HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE On underside of foot: 21-3-2 (weight)

    Marking: [1] WH, mullet(?) below, in heart-shaped shield with indented upper edge (maker's mark); [2] Leopard's head crowned; [3] Lion passant guardant; [4] C, London date letter for 1660-61. Location of marks: [1]-[4] near lip, on opposite side to arms; [3] on underside of foot on garter

  • Provenance

    British Royal Jewel House (until 1808) ; the 7th Earl of Bridgewater (until 1810) ; his niece Sophia Hume (from 1810) ; her husband Earl[s] of Brownlow (from 1810) ; their descendants the Earl[s] of Brownlow ; George A. Crawley (until 1927; his sale, Sotheby's, May 10, 1927, no. 141) ; William Randolph Hearst (until 1938) ; [ S. J. Phillips (until 1961; to Irwin Untermyer, February 07, 1961) ] ; Irwin Untermyer (1961–68; to MMA)

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