Cup
Thomas Gilpin (fl.1720 - 1773)
Category
Silver
Date
1742
Materials
silver
Measurements
330 x 340 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 291080
Summary
A George II rococo cup and cover, the urnular body on a spreading circular foot, cast and chased with rocaille and foliage, the body applied with foliate strapwork scrolls and a reeded girdle, pair of ancathus capped double scroll offset handles, the domed cover conforming and with cast finial engraved contemporary armorial and scroll mantling, by Thomas Gilpin, 1742.
Marks and inscriptions
hallmark, Thomas Gilpin, 1742
Makers and roles
Thomas Gilpin (fl.1720 - 1773), silversmith