Skip to main content

Cup: M/P.4-1941

An image of Cup

Terms of use

These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.

Download this image

Creative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.

Alternative views

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Designer: Spencer, Edward (designer)
Silversmith: Artificer's Guild

Entities

Categories

Description

Silver with engraved decoration; sloping cylindrical sides beneath a flared rim; almost flat bottom; standing on a spiral fluted trumpet-shaped foot on circular base

Silver; the sloping cylindrical sides beneath a flared rim finish in an almost flat bottom, which stands on a spiral fluted trumpet-shaped foot on a circular base. The body has an applied reeded girdle between two borders of punched beads. At the base of the bowl is a second applied band engraved with an overlapping ovulo border, which is between two applied rope borders. The top of the foot has six sides, which spiral down and out into a stepped circular base; the top being engraved with a border of three lines above a pair of wavy lines.

Legal notes

Given by the Contemporary Art Society, Arts and Crafts Branch

Measurements and weight

Height: 14.9 cm
Height: 5⅞ in
Weight: 315 g
Weight: 10 : 2 oz : dwt

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1941-11-20) by Contemporary Art Society

Dating

20th Century, Mid
George V
1935 CE - 1936 CE

School or Style

Arts and Crafts (movement)

Components of the work

Base Diameter 10.2 cm Diameter 4 in

Materials used in production

Silver

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: leopard's head

  • Text: leopard's head
  • Location: Below rim
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hallmark

Inscription present: lion passant

  • Location: Below rim
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hallmark

Inscription present: gothic lower case

  • Text: u
  • Location: Below rim
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Hallmark
  • Text: As Gd Ld in a shield-shaped cartouche
  • Location: Below rim
  • Method of creation: Struck
  • Type: Maker's mark

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: M/P.4-1941
Primary reference Number: 140630
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 20 June 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Cup" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/140630 Accessed: 2024-04-25 17:49:41

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/140630 |title=Cup |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-25 17:49:41|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-140630

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa37/M_P_4_1941_1_201710_amt49_dc2.jpg"
        alt="Cup"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Cup</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>
    

More objects and works of art you might like

Coffee cup

Accession Number: C.6.1 & A & B-1974

Box for coffee set

Accession Number: C.6.7-1974

Cup and saucer

Accession Number: C.451.2 & A-1928

Cup and saucer

Accession Number: C.451.3 & A-1928

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

You might be interested in this...

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...