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Standing Cup

Designed by Karl Theodore Bitter (American (born Austria), Vienna 1867–1915 New York)

Manufacturer:: Manufactured by William B. Durgin Company (1853–1905)
Date:: ca. 1900
Geography:: New England, Concord, New Hampshire, United States
Culture:: American
Medium:: Gold
Dimensions:: Overall: H. 14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm); Diam. 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm); 2559.6 Grams (82.294 Troy Ounces) Lip: Diam. 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)
Classification:: Metal
Credit Line:: Gift of Marcus I. Goldman, 1948
Accession Number:: 48.173

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 706

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: engraved on lip in script: Dem Yubelpaare Im Yubeljahre Von Kind und Kindeskind Geweiht, An Becher's Schwelle Ausedler Quelle Trinkt Glu[umlaut over u]k und Kraft auf ferne Zeit. chased on foot: In Liebe erdacht In Liebe vollbracht Aus Goldener Tiefe Die Liebe Euchlacht. engraved on body below embracing couple: 1850 21ten Juli 1900 engraved on body on reserves in front of figures: ARBEITSLUST; WOLTHAETIGKEIT; VATERLANDSLIEBE

Marking: marked on underside: WM. B. DURGIN CO: (incuse) / 18 (in lozenge) K (in circle) D (in lozenge) / CONCORD. N.H (incuse)
Provenance

Marcus and Bertha Goldman; their grandson, Marcus I. Goldman, Washington, D. C. until 1948
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