Two-Handled Cup

Jeremiah Dummer American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 750

This small two-handled cup was made for the First Church of Christ Congregational in Farmington, Connecticut by Jeremiah Dummer, the first native-born New England silversmith. One of seven silver drinking vessels originally owned by the Church, it is a particularly fine example, with lively S-scroll handles on a generous pear-shaped body, simply engraved with the initials F.C. With barely a roof over their heads, Colonists endowed their churches with communion silver that befit the simpler form of worship they embraced. This cup retains a beautiful patina, accentuating the hammer marks struck in concentric circles around its body.

Two-Handled Cup, Jeremiah Dummer (American, 1645–1718), Silver, American

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Two-Handled Cup, Jeremiah Dummer (American, 1645–1718), Silver, American
Two-Handled Cup, Jeremiah Dummer (American, 1645–1718), Silver, American

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