A silver and gilt chalice with lid.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

The silver and gilt chalice has a raised band decorated with precious and semi-precious stones, there is a square with a design in enamel in the center. The stem of the chalice is hexagonal, with arched enameled designs on each side. The base is also hexagonal with raised design set in from the edge. The lid is decorated with a translucent bird, a silver snake coils around it. In the center of the body of the cup are engraved the words Christo et ecclesiae with the Harvard Veritas shield in the center.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
587.1928
People
Douglas Donaldson, American (Detroit, MI 1882 - 1972)
Title
Freshman Singing Cup
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
1914
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/231285

Location

Location
Level 2, Room 2340, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, The Silver Cabinet: Art and Ritual, 1600–1850
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver, parcel-gilt, champlevé enamels, opal, moonstones, turquoise, emeralds, and peridots
Dimensions
21.3 x 8.4 cm (8 3/8 x 3 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Douglas Donaldson, Signed Date: 1914
  • inscription: Inscribed inside of base: Douglas Donaldson 1914

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from Harvard University; Purchased by Harvard College
Object Number
587.1928
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Arts and Crafts Movement in California (The): Living the Good Life, Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, 02/27/1993 - 05/23/1993; Renwick Gallery, Washington, 09/24/1993 - 01/10/1994; Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, 02/18/1994 - 04/17/1994
  • 32Q: 2340 Cabinet Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/25/2019 - 06/02/2025

Verification Level

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