Cup and Cover
Artist
Paul de Lamerie(English, born Netherlands, c. 1688–1751, active London, 1703–1751)English, born Netherlands, c. 1688–1751, active London, 1703–1751
CultureEnglish
Titles
- Cup and Cover
Date1739–1740
PlaceLondon, England
MediumSilver-gilt
DimensionsOverall: 15 3/4 × 9 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (40 × 24.8 × 19.1 cm)
Lid: 6 3/4 × 7 in. (17.1 × 17.8 cm)
Base: 9 5/8 × 9 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (24.4 × 24.8 × 16.5 cm)
Lid: 6 3/4 × 7 in. (17.1 × 17.8 cm)
Base: 9 5/8 × 9 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (24.4 × 24.8 × 16.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of George S. Heyer, Jr. in honor of my sons, William McIver Heyer and Gregory Stuart Heyer
Object number2016.123.A,.B
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.
"English Taste: The Art of Dining in the Eighteenth Century," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 17 September 2011 - 29 January 2012.
Published References Banister, Judith, An Introduction to Old English Silver. London, Evans Brothers Limited, 1965. Grimwade, Arthur, Rococo Silver. London, Faber and Faber, 1974. Hare, Susan, Paul de Lamerie: At the Sign of the Golden Ball. London, Goldsmith’s Company, 1990. Glanville, Philippa. Silver in England. London, Unwin Hyman LTD., 1987. Schroder, Timothy. The National Trust Book of English Domestic Silver: 1500 - 1900. Harmondsworth: Viking, 1988 Alcorn, Ellenor, English Silver in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Vol.1, Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 2000. Carver, Beth and Eileen Casey. Silver by Paul de Lamerie at The Sterling and Francine Clark Institute. Williamston, Mass.: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1973. Oman, Charles. Caroline Silver. London, Faber and Faber, 1970. Oman, Charles, English Domestic Silver. London, Adam and Charles Black, 1962. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Mark of Paul de Lamiere [P. L under a Crown and Star]; date letter for 1739–40; sterling standard mark; crowned leopard head
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Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat
c. 1930, bottle designed 1917
Glass, enamel, and gilt
2004.1022
