Chalice
Decorative Arts and Design
MAKER
Timothy Brigden
MEDIUM
Pewter
DATES
1774â1819
DIMENSIONS
Overall: 7 5/8 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (19.4 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm)
Diameter at mouth: 4 in. (10.2 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
Impressed on inside bottom of cup in center: partially inscribed stamp with "T.[B]" within a circle with a serrated edge.
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
45.10.139
CREDIT LINE
Designated Purchase Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Pewter chalice; cup has flat sides that taper toward bottom and incised line around outer top edge near lip. Cup supported on stem with undulating contour of bulbous forms; stem rises from stepped dome base; incised lines around stem and base.
CONDITION: Fair; allover scratches and spots of discoloration; hairline crack in top of stem; there is a hole and what appears to be a soldered seam where stem meets base; bottom edge slightly bent.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Timothy Brigden. Chalice, 1774â1819. Pewter, Overall: 7 5/8 x 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (19.4 x 10.8 x 10.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Designated Purchase Fund, 45.10.139. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 45.10.139.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 45.10.139.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
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