Caudle Cup

Artist/Culture Benjamin Sanderson (American, 1649–1678)

Artist/Culture Boston (Massachusetts)

Dateabout 1660

Mediumsilver

Dimensions11.8 x 7 x 5.8 cm (4 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.)

ClassificationsMetalwork

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

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Object number1948.2

DescriptionGourd shaped body, upper part plain, lower part decoratd with stylized floral ornaments in six comapartments on a matted ground with a row of dots above and another below; twisted wire scrolled handles. Double maker's mark on bottom: B S crude capitals in a cartouche. Benjamin Sanderson, son of Robert Sanderson, Boston.
ProvenanceMrs. Arthur A. Brigham, Worcester, MA

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