Sujet

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: The Dunvegan Cup, 1862. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. 'The "Dunvegan Cup," a cup or "mether" of yew, square above and rounded from the centre downwards, covered with silver mounts gilt and nielloed, decorated with repoussé and filigree work, standing on four rudely-formed representations of human legs, covered with silver, the shoes nielloed; round the mouth is a rim of silver 2in. deep, on the outside of which is engraved an inscription in black letter, which has been read as follows by Mr. Eugene Curry: "Katherina ingen in Neill (O'Neill's daughter) uxor Johannis Mcguighir (Mac Guire) principis dc Firmanac (Fermanagh) me fieri fecit, anno Domini 1493. Oculi omnium in te spectant (sperent) Domine, et tu das escam illorum in tempere opportune." This latter part is the fifteenth verse of the 144th Psalm. This date refers doubtless to the mounting, as the wooden inclosed cup may be probably much older. Within the silver rim, on each side, is the sacred monogram I.H.S. Irish work. This cup has been in the possession of the MacLeod family from so early a period that no record of its acquisition exists. MacLeod of MacLeod'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A15_245

Model release

NA

Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

5,9Mo (563,1Ko) / 9,7cm x 15,2cm / 1147 x 1794 (300dpi)

Mots clés

wood arts country metal art cup British museum color Ireland Irish decoration decorative silver medieval wooden antique antiques location collection century Britain newspapers press print artefacts artefact decorated artifacts artifact B&W engraved engraving Drinking vessel Colour 19th century black & white black and white B W mediaeval Middle Ages white and black Victoria and Albert Museum nineteenth century 15th century The Print Collector fifteenth century Illustrated London News Museum of Ornamental Art South Kensington Museum yew ILN newspaper Victoria & Albert Museum Unknown V&A V&A Museum 19th-century