Two-handled loving cup, by John Langlands

An image of Two-handled loving cup. Langlands, John, I (British, free 1754; died 1793). The circular foot and stem raised in one piece, and supporting a deep cup with rounded base, straight sides, an applied horizontal moulding about a third of the way up, and a slightly everted rim. The plain S-scroll handles have a slight inward curve at the top to serve as a thumb rest. Near the top of one handle are the initials of a man and wife, 'M/I N'. Newcastle-upon-tyne, England. Silver, height, to rim, 13 cm, width, across handles, 18.1 cm, diameter, rim, 10.1 cm, c.1774-1775.

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Two-handled loving cup. Langlands, John, I (British, free 1754; died 1793). The circular foot and stem raised in one piece, and supporting a deep cup with rounded base, straight sides, an applied horizontal moulding about a third of the way up, and a slightly everted rim. The plain S-scroll handles have a slight inward curve at the top to serve as a thumb rest. Near the top of one handle are the initials of a man and wife, 'M/I N'. Newcastle-upon-tyne, England. Silver, height, to rim, 13 cm, width, across handles, 18.1 cm, diameter, rim, 10.1 cm, c.1774-1775.

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Accession Number: M.2-2006
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 85
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 777 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Windows
Filesize: 79.44kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2007:07:25 14:56:15

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18th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC cup drinking vessel English Fitz_AA handle handled handles John Langlands loving cup silver silverware two handled two-handled vessel

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