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Tumbler cup: AAL.96A-2009

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Silversmith: EB and Son

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Description

Quite plain; Britannia Standard. This cup (with AAL.96B-2009) was specially commissioned in Britannia Standard by Lowes of Chester, and each bears the specially authorised mark to commemorate the Bi-centenary of the two assay offices:- Birmingham - C C (double century) - this cup, and Sheffield - 394 2.

Notes

History note: Commissioned in Britannia Standard by Lowes of Chester

Legal notes

Lent by Jonathan Gray of The Bill Gray Collection

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 7.9 cm
Height: 7 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Birmingham ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Elizabeth II
20th Century
Production date: AD 1973

Materials used in production

Silver

Identification numbers

Accession number: AAL.96A-2009
Primary reference Number: 184620
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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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