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Tumbler cup: AAL.76-2009

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Assayed: Unknown

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Description

Quite plain with slightly flattened base; engraved with a tree device and contemporary initials "M W" on base.
The only maker's mark in Jackson is for makers of Claddagh rings near Galway - late 17th or early 18th Century.

Legal notes

Lent by Jonathan Gray of The Bill Gray Collection

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 6.4 cm
Height: 5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

William and Mary
18th Century
Production date: circa AD 1700

Materials used in production

Silver

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Maker's mark is ''AR'' (struck three times)- but not clear who this is.

  • Type: Hallmark

Inscription present: contemporary

  • Text: "M W"
  • Location: Base
  • Method of creation: Engraved
  • Type: Initials

Identification numbers

Accession number: AAL.76-2009
Primary reference Number: 184590
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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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