Caudle Cup
Dateca. 1690-1700
Maker
John Coney
American, 1656 - 1722
Label TextConey 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.
Object number2014.24.15
ProvenanceSotheby's New York, January 30, 1991, Lot 151
Jonathan Trace, February 11, 1991
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "An American Sampler" May 18, 2002 - July 4, 2005Published ReferencesKane, Patricia E., Colonial Massachusetts Silversmiths and Jewelers, p. 323Credit LineGift of Ruth J. Nutt
DimensionsApprox. height: 3 x 3 1/2 in. (7.6 x 8.9 cm)
MediumSilver
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