Coconut Cup, c. 1630. carved coconut in silver mount, Overall: 18.9 cm (7 7/16 in.). Given by Mrs. Warren Holmes Corning in memory of her husband and their happy days in the Virgin Islands, 1977.77. CC0.

Coconut Cup

c. 1630

Maker Unknown

Decorative Art and Design

Coconut Cup, c. 1630. Carved coconut, probably The Netherlands; silver mount, probably England, 17th century. Carved coconut in silver mount; overall: 18.9 cm (7 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Given by Mrs. Warren Holmes Corning in memory of her husband and their happy days in the Virgin Islands 1977.77

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Metalwork
Formatted Medium: carved coconut in silver mount
Medium: carved, coconut, silver, mount
Dimensions: Overall: 18.9 cm (7 7/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: top lid has engraved coat-of-arms, underside of lid has inscription: George Lewis TIVERTON Feby, 1st 1760.
Departments: Decorative Art and Design
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