Two-handled cup with cover

1752/53

Not on view

This gold cup was a race prize won on August 16, 1753, by Mr. Robert Fenwick’s bay mare, which was provocatively named Lady’s Thigh. The prize of one hundred guineas was put up by the king, and though the usual trophy was a gold teapot, in this case the winner chose to have a cup made. The unusual wood handles may have been used so that the allotted gold would make a larger cup.

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Title: Two-handled cup with cover
Maker: William Gilchrist (Scottish, active 1736)
Date: 1752/53
Culture: Scottish, Edinburgh
Medium: Gold, ebony
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 10 1/4 x 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in., 22 oz. 5.3 dwt (26 x 24.1 x 14 cm, 0.6925kg)
Classification: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum
Credit Line: The Jules Bache Collection, 1949
Object Number: 49.7.89a, b
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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