Jewish Ceremonial Wine Cup, One of Pair
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Silver
DATES
1785–1786 with late 19th–century inscriptions
DIMENSIONS
1 3/4 x 2 7/16 x 2 7/16 in. (4.4 x 6.2 x 6.2 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
On the under side: "K" for the years 1785-1786, leopard's head crowned, a lion passant; also maker's mark in script: "H.B." in a rectangular cartouche with rounded corners (for Hester Bateman, London, active 1774-1789)
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
51.110.2
CREDIT LINE
Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
One of pair of Jewish ceremonial cups, silver with gilt wash interior, circular form, bowl engraved with late nineteenth-century inscriptions in Hebrew. Inscription on the exterior within an oval panel of bright-cut engraving reads: "the blessing over the circumcision." Around the center inscription reads: "He who deepeth the precepts will never know of any evil thing." Cups intended for use in Jewish circumcision. [See catalogue sheet in Decorative Arts departmental files for Hebrew translation.]
Condition: Good.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Hester Bateman (English, active in London, 1774–1789). Jewish Ceremonial Wine Cup, One of Pair, 1785–1786 with late 19th–century inscriptions. Silver, 1 3/4 x 2 7/16 x 2 7/16 in. (4.4 x 6.2 x 6.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Ella C. Woodward Memorial Fund, 51.110.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 51.110.1_51.110.2_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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