Minneapolis Institute of Art

Two-handled cup with cover

Designer: William Kent; John Swift

Date

1765

Medium

Silver, gilt

Department

European Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

William Kent, one of England's most prominent 18th century designers, designed a footed, two-handled cup for Sir Thomas Pelham in the 1740s. For the next forty years, Kent's original design was copied, enhanced, and adapted by many other artists--including John Swift, who produced this superb example. Europe

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