Object Number 1965.1349

Object Name

Cup (Caudle cup)

Category

Metals

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

Jeremiah Dummer (Maker)
9/14/1645-5/25/1718
See extensive biographical details and list of surviving objects in Patricia Kane, Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 1998, 385-397.

Place of Origin

Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America

Date

1690-1718

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Body, side; "I.D / " stamped in a heart-shape surround
2. Mark; Underside; "ID" stamped in a rectangle
3. Inscription; Underside; "The · gift · of M·C· /B/ I·H" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Cast, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.307 (H) , 6.457 (L) , 4.016 (W) , 8.501 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

8.4 (H) , 16.4 (L) , 10.2 (W) , 241 (Weight)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: pp. 90-91, no. 47