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Tumbler cup: AAL.90-2009

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Assayed: Unknown

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Description

Of very spherical section, resulting in the top rim being unusually inverted. Engraved with lightly pricked foliage and swags, and the monogram "E M", with an epigram "May the Honest Heart Never Know Distress".

Legal notes

Lent by Jonathan Gray of The Bill Gray Collection

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 6.4 cm
Height: 7 cm

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

George III
18th Century
Production date: AD 1764

Materials used in production

Silver

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: obliterated

  • Type: Maker's mark
  • Text: "E M"
  • Method of creation: Engraved
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: "May the Honest Heart Never Know Distress"
  • Method of creation: Engraved
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: AAL.90-2009
Primary reference Number: 184611
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 21 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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