Object Number 1960.1053

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

1692 (1690-1700)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Body, exterior, side; "I·D / " stamped in a heart-shape surround
2. Inscription; Underside; "Benjamin Coffin / to / R·C" engraved

Materials

Silver

Techniques

Wrought, Cast, Chased, Engraved

Dimensions (inches)

3.15 (H) , 6.85 (L) , 5.63 (W) , 7.5134 (Weight)

Dimensions (centimeters)

8 (H) , 17.4 (L) , 14.3 (W) , 213 (Weight)

Measurement Notes

Diam (top): 4 5/8".

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Quimby, Ian M. G. 1995 American Silver at Winterthur.
• Published: p. 90, no. 46.
[Book] Kauffman, Henry J. 1969 The Colonial Silversmith: His Techniques & His Products.
• Published: p. 84.
[Book] Fales, Martha Gandy. 1973 Early American Silver.
• Published: p. 14, fig. 10.
[Article] Bigelow, Francis Hill. 09//1925 Early New England Silver. Antiques. 8 (3): 156-158.
• Published: p. 157, fig. 3.