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Tumbler cup: AAL.92-2009

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Silversmith: Willemson Horstman, Nicolai

Entities

Categories

Description

Norwegian, with slightly everted beaded lip, parcel gilt, later stipple-engraved with flowers. Initialled and engraved "Anno 1775".

Legal notes

Lent by Jonathan Gray of The Bill Gray Collection

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 7.5 cm
Height: 5 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Trondheim ⪼ Norway

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

George III
18th Century
Production date: AD 1775

Materials used in production

Parcel-gilt
Silver

Techniques used in production

Beading (metal decorating)
Stippling

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: and initialled

  • Text: "Anno 1775"
  • Method of creation: Engraved
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: AAL.92-2009
Primary reference Number: 184613
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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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