Two-handled cup

Date1675-1695

Maker William Wood II 1645 - 1726

MediumPewter

DimensionsOH: 5 ¾"; OW: 9 3/16"; Diam (base): 5 1/8"

Credit LineAcquisition funded by The Antique Collectors' Guild in memory of William Kayhoe

Object number1987-688

Descriptiontwo-handled cupLabel TextThis large cup is unusual for being directly modeled on an earthenware prototype. Homer and Hall illustrate another cup of the same size and design by Wood, although it has a more developed foot of flagon or tankard type.
Inscription(s)Owner's initials "AW" engraved on face of body.Mark(s)Touch mark not apparent Pseudo hallmarks (1 and 2) "W W" with rose below and (3 and 4): griffin's head erased, each within a rectangle with canted corners on face of body below rim (Cotterell 6031; Peal MPM 6032; Homer and Hall 44).ProvenanceP.G. Kydd of Bristol, Gloucestershire. Purchased from Robin Bellamy Antiques, Witney, Oxfordshire, with funds provided by the Collectors' Guild in memory of William F. Kayhoe, Richmond, Virginia.