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Wine Cup

Samuel Edwards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Wine Cup by Samuel Edwards shows a silver goblet with a wide mouth and slightly flared rim. The body of the cup is adorned with an engraved oval design in a floral pattern. Inside the oval is engraved text that reads "Belongs to the Church in Lyme Regis 1707". The cup has a narrow stem with a baluster shape in the middle and a wide circular base. The background of the image is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1740
Medium:
Silver
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 600 px
Museum record:
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