錾花草纹银杯银碟（组6支）

Description

錾花草纹银杯银碟（6组）

参考：纽约大都会博物馆 英国 银杯一组6支 Six miniature cups (part of a set) , David Clayton (British, active 1689), Silver, British, London
late 17th–early 18th century
David Clayton British

The tea kettle and teapot are based on Chinese hot-wine pots. The tea bowls are modeled after Japanese forms.

Left to Right: 63.53.245a, b; 63.53.243a–e; 63.53.210a, b; 63.53.4a, b; 63.53.133a, b; 63.53.143–.148; 63.53.137–.142

Object Details
Maker:David Clayton (British, active 1689)
Date:late 17th–early 18th century
Culture:British, London
Medium:Silver
Dimensions:Diameter (each): 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm)
Classification:Metalwork-Silver-Miniature
Credit Line:The Joseph M. and Aimee Loeb May Collection, 1963
Accession Number:63.53.137–.142
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings
Marking: [1] Lion’s head erased (English quality mark for sterling);
[2] maker’s mark for David Clayton.

Location of marks:
[1] on edge of each cup.
[2] on edge of each cup, patrial strike on .142
Provenance
Joseph M. and Aimee Loeb May (until 1963; to MMA)
Timeline of Art History
Timelines
Great Britain and Ireland, 1600-1800 A.D.