Cup decorated with semi-precious stones
This cup is a close variant of one designed by the architect William Burges (1827-1881) for his own use and made by the silversmith Charles Hart in 1862. The circumstances in which the Museum's cup was made are not known but the line of its 'descent' from Burges himself is clear. It is said to have belonged originally, or at an early date, to Walter Stoye, who had been apprenticed to Carl Krall and later became managing director of Barkentin and Krall Ltd. Krall's partner, Jes Barkentin, was the goldsmith most closely associated with Burges.
Information derived from T. Schroder, British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean (2009)
Details
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Title
Cup decorated with semi-precious stones
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Artist/maker
Charles Christopher Krall (1844 - 1923) (designer)after William Burges (1827 - 1881) (designer) -
Associated place
London (place of creation) -
Date
1914 - 1915 -
Material and technique
silver, parcel-gilt, lapis lazuli, garnet, opal, amethyst, rock crystal, tourmaline, mother-of pearl, red coral
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Object type
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Dimensions
11.3 cm (height)
11.7 cm (diameter)
360 g (weight) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented anonymously, 1993.
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Museum location
Museum department
Western Art
Accession no.
WA1993.296
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Further reading
Schroder, Timothy, British and Continental Gold and Silver in the Ashmolean Museum (Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, 2009), 53
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