Decorative arts

William IV Silver-Gilt Cup

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Type: Decorative arts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1836
Accession number: 2002.18
Maker: William Bateman(Opens in new tab) (British, 1774–1850)
Designer: possibly designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin(Opens in new tab) (British, 1812–1852)
Dimensions: overall: 11 × 6 9/16 × 5 5/16 in. (27.9 × 16.7 × 13.4 cm.)
Medium: silver gilt
Description: A cup in Gothic style decorated with stylized foliage and engraved with a crest, motto, and coat-of-arms. The base is star shaped.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Adele S. Browning Memorial Art Fund
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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