id:			135425
accession number:	1958.422.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1958.422.b
updated:		2023-03-09 12:48:18.655000

Cover for a Two-Handled Cup, 1677. England, London, 17th century (Charles II). Silver and silver gilt; overall: 17.2 x 11.5 cm (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In honor of William Mathewson Milliken in appreciation of his interest in Cleveland artists 1958.422.b

title:				Cover for a Two-Handled Cup
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series:				
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creation date:			1677
creation date earliest:		1677
creation date latest:		1677
current location:		203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline:			In honor of William Mathewson Milliken in appreciation of his interest in Cleveland artists
copyright:			

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culture:	England, London, 17th century (Charles II)
technique:	silver and silver gilt
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Silver
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 17.2 x 11.5 cm (6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)
	opening date:   2020-06-30T04:00:00
	<i>British Gallery Reinstallation  (June 2020)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Elizabeth E. Miles [Mrs. Eugene R. Miles, 1896-1978], Shaker Heights, Ohio.
	date: ?-1958
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1958-
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fun fact:
This is a lid for a two-handled cup. See cover record.

digital description:
Due to its size and ornament, the vessel accompanying this lid may have functioned as a caudle cup, containing a mixture of ale or wine and bread, oatmeal, eggs, sugar, and spices that was given to women after childbirth to help them regain their strength. The scrolling foliage and exotic birds along the exterior of the cup were likely based on prints circulating in the 1600s. The reclining female figures capping the handles and the acanthus bud finial on the lid recall common architectural motifs.

wall description:

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 128
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n152

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 128
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n152

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 170
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n190

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IMAGES

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