id:			150162
accession number:	1980.79
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.79
updated:		2023-03-11 20:51:15.073000

Communion Cup, 1671–72. England, London. Silver gilt; overall: 25.3 x 12.9 cm (9 15/16 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1980.79

title:				Communion Cup
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creation date:			1671–72
creation date earliest:		1671
creation date latest:		1672
current location:		203A British Painting and Decorative Arts
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	England, London
technique:	silver gilt
department:	Decorative Art and Design
collection:	Decorative Arts
type:		Silver
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 25.3 x 12.9 cm (9 15/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	engraved on body of cup:  "My Bloud is Drinke indeed."
	translation:	
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1980
	opening date:   1981-06-24T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1980</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 24-July 19, 1981).

	title:		Consuming Passions: The Art of Food and Drink
	opening date:   1983-07-26T04:00:00
	<i>Consuming Passions: The Art of Food and Drink</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 26-October 9, 1983).

	title:		Collecting Drawings in England
	opening date:   1987-11-03T05:00:00
	<i>Collecting Drawings in England</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1987-January 17, 1988).

	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

* No legacy exhibitions.

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PROVENANCE

	(Brand Inglis, London, 1980, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?-1980
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1980-
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fun fact:
The words engraved along the exterior of this cup, "My Bloud is Drinke indeed,” refer to Christ’s instructions during the Last Supper, as described in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.

digital description:
This cup was produced shortly after the death of Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658), a leader of the English Civil War and Lord Protector of the British Isles from 1653 to 1658. An intensely religious man, Cromwell believed that the Reformation (1517–1648) failed to sufficiently eliminate Catholic beliefs and practices in Great Britain. The simplified shape and design of this vessel reflects his desire to visually differentiate Protestant communion cups from the chalices used by the Roman Catholic Church.

wall description:

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CITATIONS

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IMAGES

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