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Wine Cup by Joseph Foster
Artist
Joseph Foster
Date
ca. 1800
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: H. 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm); 13 oz. 6 dwt. (413.8 g) Lip: Diam. 3 15/16 in. (10 cm) Foot: Diam. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm) Cup without cover: H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); 10 oz. (311.6 g) Cover: 2 3/16 x 3 15/16 in. (5.6 x 10 cm); 3 oz. 6 dwt. (102.2 g)
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Gallery
704
Location
704
Credit
Bequest of Alphonso T. Clearwater, 1933

Description

Overview Wine Cup Joseph Foster American ca. 1800 On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 704 By the end of the eighteenth century the traditional bell-shaped wine cup on baluster stem had evolved into an even more restrained model. Here, the ovoid body, horizontal ribbed ornament, and bright-cut engraving reflect the neoclassical idiom. Tall, cylindrical stems on stepped, circular bases and domed covers with acorn finials accentuate the verticality and dignity of this vessel and its mate (33.120.231a, b), which were made around 1800 for Boston’s Brattle Street Church. The mark of Joseph Foster, the pair's maker, appears on a considerable quantity of Boston-area church plate.