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Collection Online as of September 28, 2023

Two-Handled Cup

1712

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fabricated by

Anthony Nelme

(British)

England, London, 18th century

Silver

Overall: 25.4 x 26.1 cm (10 x 10 1/4 in.)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Corning 1961.197.a

Location

not on view

Description

Nelme was one of the most famous and successful native English silversmiths of a time when Huguenots (French Protestants) dominated the creation of richly decorated pieces for the most fashionable market.

Inscriptions

Inscription

engraved: coat of arms of Irvine of Bonshaw imaling O'Bryen.

Provenance
first owned by Col. John Irwin of Tanragoe, County of Sligo, Ireland; Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Corning, Mentor, Ohio.
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