Cup
Thomas Pitts
Category
Silver
Date
1761 - 1762
Materials
Silver, sterling
Measurements
28.5 x 34.3 x 16.2 cm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 516447.1
Summary
A two-handled cup (of a cup and cover), silver-gilt (sterling), mark of Thomas Pitts I, London 1761/2. The baluster-shaped cup, its low spreading foot and domed cover are raised, embossed and chased with panels of spiral fluting, sprays and festoons of flowers, vine leave and grapes. The circular foot is soldered to a shallow undecorated foot ring. One side of the cup’s body is engraved with a coat of arms and inscribed ‘Charles Delaet Esq of Potterells’ within a rococo cartouche. The opposite side is chased with a tall vase of vine leaves and grapes. The cast triple-scrolled handles are capped with flowers and engraved with bands of scales. Heraldry: The arms and inscription are for Charles DELAET Esq of Potterells. Names on the flange of the cover are identified on the master entry.
Full description
See Master Object entry for further information.
Provenance
Charles Delaet of Potterells, Hertfordshire David Black & Son of 1 Burlington Gardens, London W1, sold the cup to Lord Fairhaven on 20 February 1953, for £110, Invoice 2860 (Urban) Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Baron Fairhaven (1896-1966) bequeathed by Lord Fairhaven to the National Trust along with the house and the rest of the contents National Trust
Credit line
Anglesey Abbey, the Fairhaven Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
On the base within the foot ring: Hallmarks: lion passant (sterling), leopard’s head (London), ‘TP’ (Thomas Pitts I*), and ‘f’ (1761/2) *Arthur Grimwade: London Goldsmiths 1697-1837, 1990, p 204, no 2875 On the underside of the foot: Old NT Inventory Number: 'AA/S/56', in white paint. On the underside of the foot: Current NT Inventory Number: '516447', in white Rotring Isograph
Makers and roles
Thomas Pitts, goldsmith