Caudle Cup

ca. 1690-1700

American, 1656 - 1722

Coney was an apprentice to Jeremiah Dummer, the smith of the highly important chinoiserie tankard that is being gifted to SAM. He married Dummer’s wife’s cousin, and after her death he married Dummer’s sister-in-law. He became one of Boston’s leading silversmiths. This caudle cup offers early silversmithing techniques: scroll strap handles, a cable collar, and chased gadrooning at the base.

Silver

Approx. height: 3 x 3 1/2 in. (7.6 x 8.9 cm)

Gift of Ruth J. Nutt

2014.24.15

Provenance: Sotheby's New York, January 30, 1991, Lot 151 Jonathan Trace, February 11, 1991

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "An American Sampler" May 18, 2002 - July 4, 2005

Published ReferencesKane, Patricia E., Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, p. 323

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