Wine cup

John Hull American
ca. 1660
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 750
Richard and Alice Brackett donated this cup to the Braintree church before 1690.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Wine cup
  • Maker: John Hull (1624–1683)
  • Maker: Robert Sanderson Sr. (ca. 1608–1693)
  • Date: ca. 1660
  • Geography: Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Silver
  • Dimensions: 6 7/8 in., 10oz., 4 dwt. (17.5 cm, 318.4 Grams)
    Lip diameter: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
    Foot diameter: 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Roy J. Zuckerberg, 2012
  • Object Number: 2012.513
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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