Photo: courtesy of Sotheby's
Cassel Beaker
Artist: Medieval
Location: Victoria and Albert Museum
Date: 1496-1497
Materials: silver gilt
Dimensions: height: 8.9cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £59,622 (Total: £298,591; tax remission)
Vendor: Anonymous (through Sotheby's)
Review number: 5593 (2005)
Provenance:
Whately family; Sir Ernest Cassel, 1902; then by descent.
Description:
A straight sided drinking vessel with a slightly flared body. There are ten vertical ribs soldered to the sides and the letters 'TW' separated by a stylised floral motif, have been pricked onto the beaker, just below the rim. It is the earliest known English silver beaker; the few pieces of medieval silver to have survived are mostly chalices or spoons.
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