Description
Period accounts refer to this form as either a Bishop or a Grace cup. Bishop was a drink made with wine, lemon, and sugar mixed with spiced port. The term Grace refers to the mealtime prayer, after which the cup was passed around the table. The cup’s form is a later interpretation of the 17th-century caudle cup and the early-18th-century covered cup, examples of which are on display in the galleries.
Provenance
Made for a member of the Stuyvesant Family of New York; by descent to Elizabeth Stuyvesant (1775-1854) (m. Col. Nicholas Fish, 1803); to their daughter, Elizabeth Fish Morris, New York; by descent to her great-granddaughter; sold, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, Feb. 10-11, 1961, lot 309, to Philip D. Sang (1902–1975), Chicago; given to his wife, Elsie O. Sang (Mrs. Philip D. Sang, 1906–1997), Chicago, 1961; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1978.
Accession Number
53055
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
35.6 × 29.2 × 17.8 cm (14 × 11 1/2 × 7 in.)
Classification
drinking vessel
Credit Line
Gift of Elsie O. Sang in memory of Philip D. Sang
