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Source 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.
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Document identity
localId
136653
label
Two-Handled Cup
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object
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Source metadata
id
136653
contentType
object
title
Two-Handled Cup
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.
date
1712
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80030725
creators
8736
genreSpecific
Silver
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 25.4 x 26.1 cm (10 x 10 1/4 in.)
cul
England, London, 18th century
accession
1961.197
Source extras
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silver
tombstone
Two-Handled Cup, 1712. Anthony Nelme (British). Silver; overall: 25.4 x 26.1 cm (10 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Corning, 1961.197
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
engraved: coat of arms of Irvine of Bonshaw imaling O'Bryen.
citations
citation
Hawley, Henry H. "An English Silver Cup."<em> The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 49, no. 2 (1962): 33-35.
page_number
mentioned & reproduced on PP 33-35
url
www.jstor.org/stable/25142492
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisition Press Release,” March 6, 1962, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Corning
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2026-05-29 06:58:29.690000
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136653
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
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silver
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male
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0
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