About the Artwork
Two-Handled Cup
between 1717 and 1718
David King
1717-1847
Irish
Unknown
Silver
Overall: 8 1/4 × 11 1/2 × 6 1/2 inches, 1 kg 165.3 g (21 × 29.2 × 16.5 cm, 2 pounds 9.1 ounces)
Silver
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
City of Detroit Purchase
29.309
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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Stamp, on underside of bottom, in center: [crowned harp] [court-hand a, date letter for year 1717-18] [maker's mark: DK surmounted by crown.] Marks, on bottom, scratched: 2222/3800/ ah-1 Marks, on bottom: 38:18 Marks, scratched: 9981/3709 /SAP [cursive]xx [other illegible writing] Marks, on bottom: 29.309
Provenance
(Walter H. Willson)
1929-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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David King, Two-Handled Cup, between 1717 and 1718, silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, City of Detroit Purchase, 29.309.
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