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Reference Number	HI/1964-1
Title	James Little Silver Two-Handled Cup
Date	c.1750
Creator Name	Calderwood; Robert (d.1766); goldsmith
Description	Large, silver two-handled cup with twin double c-scroll handles and ribbed inverted bell shaped body on a circular foot. Engraved with eagle cresting, cartouche and the following inscription: "Presented to/Doctor James Little/BY MRS. SLATOR/in grateful remembrance of his great kindness/to her late beloved husband & herself/DEC. 1901". The maker's initials "R.C" and Dublin hallmarks stamped beside the top of one of the handles and the number "33-[13]" scratched onto the base.
Extent	1 item
Custodial History	Recorded in the Register of Donations and Bequest (RCPI/8/3/2/1) as preseneted to the College by an anonymous donor
Dimensions	150mm (diameter of mouth) x 185mm (height)
Digital Collections	View online in our digital collections
Copyright	Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Credit Line	Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object Name	Cup
Term	Gift Giving
Term	Interior Design and Furnishings

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/5672	Calderwood; Robert (d.1766); goldsmith	d.1766
DS/UK/974	Little; James (1837-1916); physician	1837-1916

Places

Code	Set
NA5	Dublin/County Dublin/Ireland

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