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Covered Cup
Gabriel Sleath (British, 1674-1756)1723-1724
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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- Title: Covered Cup
- Creator: Gabriel Sleath (British, 1674-1756)
- Date Created: 1723-1724
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 25.7 x 23.2 x 13.7 cm (10 1/8 x 9 1/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
- Provenance: (Simon Kaye, Ltd., London, 1970).
- Type: Silver
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1970.117.1.a
- Medium: silver
- Inscriptions: engraved in the center of the cup is a demi-lion, rampant passant, holding an unknown object on an irregularly shaped shield surrounded by baroque manteling. In style, it is appropriate for date of cup but does not appear a true coat of arms. On the cover is a crest consisting of a demi-lion, rampant passant, between open buffalo horns. These heraldic devices perhaps refer to some entity rather than an individual.
- Department: Decorative Art and Design
- Culture: England, London, 18th century
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Warren H. Corning in honor of Warren Holmes Corning
- Collection: Decorative Arts
- Accession Number: 1970.117.1.a
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