Two-handled cup

Dateca. 1765

MediumFused silverplate (Sheffield Plate)

DimensionsH (handles): 4 9/16"; H (rim): 4 7/16"; Diam (rim): 3 3/4"; Diam (base): 3 5/16".

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver F. Ramsey

Object number1971-83

DescriptionTwo-handled cup
Label TextBradbury illustrates an ornamented two-handled cup which he ascribes to Matthew Fenton & Co. of Sheffield.
InscribedOwner's initials, "D A," engraved on face of body.
MarkingsMaker's mark four times on face of body below rim.
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Oliver F. Ramsey, Williamsburg, Virginia
Acquired by CWF in 1971.