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SACHM980

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Description

ObjectFormType: 

  • Cup

ObjectMaterialType: 

  • Silver

ObjectTechniqueType: 

  • Drinking cup

Colours: 

  • Silver

DistinguishingFeatures: 

The interior of the cup is gilded.

Inscriptions: 

Inscribed band on the exterior of the cup, with the following wording: Col. R.J. Gordon. Caap de Goede Hoop. AO: 1784. Also a hallmark comprising a bunch of grapes.
TypeValueUnit
65.00
85.00

DimensionComment: 

Small cup on rounded base.
History

ObjectAge: 

240 years 8 months ago

AgeComment: 

Colonial period/period of Dutch VOC rule at the Cape of Good Hope

MakerComment: 

Made by the Cape silversmith Daniel Heinrich Schmidt (1741-1811).

ProductionPlace: 

  • Cape of Good Hope

Provenance: 

The tumbler cup which belonged to Robert Jacob Gordon was acquired in 1939 in London with the assistance of the National Art Collections Fund. It first formed part of the South African Museum, then became part of the collection of the South African Cultural History Museum, and today belongs to the Social History Collections of Iziko Museums of South Africa.

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