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Two-Handled Cup
Two-Handled Cup
Two-Handled Cup

Two-Handled Cup

maker (active England, mid 18th century)
Date1749-1750
Place MadeLondon, Greater London, England, Europe
MediumSilver and silver solder, handmade and hand-chased
Dimensions10.2 x 19.1 x 19.1 cm (4 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM21w6
eMuseum ID716825
Previous Number615
EmbARK ObjectID14419
TMS Source ID3211
Last Updated8/9/24
Status
Not on view
Web CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
BibliographyNotesGilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 182.
Tim McCreight. The Complete Metalsmith (Worcester: Davis Publications, 1991).
MarksNotesFront: "IWM". Back: "ROSE SHOW 1888". Under Lip: "RR" or "Rc", script fragment in cartouche; "O" in cartouche; Lion passant in horizontal rectangle
ProvenanceNotesPresented by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society to Isabella Stewart Gardner for her sixteen distinct, named varieties of roses, three of each, at the Rose Exhibition, Boston, 26-27 June 1888.
(c) 2021 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
early 19th century
(c) 2014 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
after 1810
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
15th century
(c) 2016 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Daniel Smith
1781-1782
(c) 2024 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
19th century
(c) 2018 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
1800-1850
(c) 2017 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
19th century
(c) 2018 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
19th century
(c) 2018 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Unknown
19th century