Single-handled Cup
VesselsBritish17th century

Single-handled Cup

1690-1691

Artists

Maker's mark HE conjoined, pellets belowArtist

Description

Circular, chased with bands of curves and circles, with small scroll handle.

Classification
Vessels
Technique
Chased
Medium
Silver
Culture
British
Century
17th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

4.8 × 10.2 × 7.9 cm (1 7/8 × 4 × 3 1/8 in.) 55 g

Provenance

Edwin Hale Abbot Jr., Cambridge, MA, bequest; to Fogg Museum, 1966.

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