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Tot cup: AAL.60-2009

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Havers, Thomas

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Description

The plain straight-sided body with a pronounced everted lip; the plain scroll handle with a shaped and slightly pointed terminal. Pricked initials - 'LW 1688.'
Unusually complete Norwich marks - Crown over Rose - Castle over Lion - old English small a - T.H. over mullet. This cup with these marks is one of very few made in 1688, the first year of the third dating series.

Legal notes

Lent by Jonathan Gray of The Bill Gray Collection

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 6.7 cm
Height: 5.4 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Norwich ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (2009) by Gray, Jonathan

Dating

William and Mary
17th Century#
Production date: AD 1688

Materials used in production

Silver

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Crown over Rose - Castle over Lion - old English small a - T.H. over mullet
  • Type: Marks
  • Text: 'LW 1688'
  • Method of creation: Pricked
  • Type: Initials

Identification numbers

Accession number: AAL.60-2009
Primary reference Number: 184575
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 20 June 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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