SACHM980 | SAHRIS

General

Object Auto ID

60148

Alternate Codes

objectautoid_sahrisv1_33411

980

Common Name

Cup

Classified Name

CUP

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Local Name

Tumbler cup

Quantity

1.00

Object Description

Silver cup with rounded base. Called a tumbler cup, deriving its name from the weighted rounded base. Beaten up from thick gauge silver, the weight of metal in the footless base causes the cup to return to an upright position when knocked over. Seldom decorated except when part of a travelling set or when used by a soldier in the field. This cup belonged to Colonel Robert Jacob Gordon and is engraved with his name R.J. Gordon.

Provenance

The tumbler cup which belonged to Robert Jacob Gordon was acquired in 1939 in London with the assistance of the National Art Collections Fund. It first formed part of the South African Museum, then became part of the collection of the South African Cultural History Museum, and today belongs to the Social History Collections of Iziko Museums of South Africa.

Owner

Iziko Museums of South Africa - Social History Collections

Description

Material Types

Silver

Technique Types

Other

Colours

Silver

Distinguishing Features

The interior of the cup is gilded.

Inscriptions

Inscribed band on the exterior of the cup, with the following wording: Col. R.J. Gordon. Caap de Goede Hoop. AO: 1784. Also a hallmark comprising a bunch of grapes.

Measurement Type	Unit	Value
Height	mm	65.00	View
Circumference	mm	85.00	View

Dimension Comments

Small cup on rounded base.

History

Object Age

1784

Object Age Comment

Colonial period/period of Dutch VOC rule at the Cape of Good Hope

Maker Comment

Made by the Cape silversmith Daniel Heinrich Schmidt (1741-1811).

Production Place

Cape of Good Hope

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