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Tumbler cup: AAL.74-2009

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

A plain band below the lip bordered by double lines with initals "M T" engraved between; below the pounced body terminates at the curve of the base with a double line, repeated on the underside of the base.

Legal notes

Lent by Jonathan Gray of The Bill Gray Collection

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 4.8 cm
Height: 4.7 cm

Place(s) associated

  • London ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

James II
17th Century#
Production date: AD 1686

Materials used in production

Silver

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: maker's mark is a ''RH'' but it is not clear who this represents.

  • Type: Hallmark
  • Text: "M T"
  • Location: Engraved
  • Type: Initials

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: AAL.74-2009
Primary reference Number: 184588
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 20 June 2022 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Tumbler cup" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184588 Accessed: 2024-11-21 19:31:57

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{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/184588 |title=Tumbler cup |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-21 19:31:57|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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