Artist
Thomas CooperEnglish, active 1668–1693
CultureEnglish
Titles
- Sugar Box
Date1677–1678
PlaceLondon, England
MediumSterling silver
Dimensions4 1/4 × 7 3/4 × 8 in. (10.8 × 19.7 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of George S. Heyer, Jr. in honor of John A. Beck and Audrey Jones Beck
Object number2016.126
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Fit for a King: English Silver from the Collection of George S. Heyer, Jr.," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Alice Pratt Brown Gallery, January 20–September 16, 2007.
"New Light on Old Masters: European Art from Houston Collections," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 2, 2021–January 23, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked "TC" with fish above; date letter of 1677–78; lion passant; leopard's crowned head; partial unidentified mark on lid
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