Elizabeth Godfrey
Cup and Cover

ArtistBritish, active c. 1741–1758
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Cup and Cover
Date1741
MediumSterling silver and gilding
Dimensions13 3/16 × 11 7/8 × 6 9/16 in. (33.5 × 30.1 × 16.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by Michelle and Frank J. Hevrdejs
Object number2023.132.A,.B
Current Location
Rienzi
Rienzi Dining Room
On view

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
Provenance[S. J. Shrubsole, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.
Exhibition HistoryNone
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Cup: Later engraved with the royal arms of Hanover on one side and the following inscription on the other: The Gift / of / Ernest Augustus / King of Hanover / to His Godson / John Scott / Viscount Encombe / December 10th / 1845
Cover: Engraved around the inner rim: J.S.V.E. Dec. 10.1845. [cursive]
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Mark of Eliza Godfrey, 1741, London on base of cup and outer rim of cover
Catalogue raisonnéN/A

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