Parcel-gilt silver wine cup
CultureIndian
Dateca. 1740
MediumParcel-gilt silver with turquoise and garnets
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/8 × 5 inches (11.11 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the William T. Kemper Foundation, The Estelle S. and Robert A. Long Ellis Foundation, Dr. Roopa Bansal, Katherine DeBruce, Dr. Dev and Shibani Maulik, Michele Valentine, and the Silver for the 70th Fund in honor of the 70th Anniversary of India's Independence
Object number2017.1
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On viewGallery Location
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DescriptionThis small, wide-lipped silver cup is gilt and decorated with hundreds of small carbochon turquoise and garnet stones sept to create a lozenge pattern on the cup's body and stand. The rims of the lip and the stand are also decorated with rings of the same stones.Exhibition HistoryNo additional exhibition history known at this time.
This luxurious object may have served as a cup to hold religious offerings. Although we do not know if this work was directly influenced by European art, its colorful decoration and shape are similar to enameled glasswares produced in Venice. The cup represents the high level of taste and refinement found in Indian courts of the late Mughal Era (1700–1857).
With Wynyard Wilkinson, London, by 2015;
Purchased from Wilkinson by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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