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Dolgellau Chalice 1230-50
Silver gilt | 18.3 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm (whole object) | RCIN 69048
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A thirteenth-century, silver-gilt chalice with a plain, flattened hemispherical bowl, on a stem engraved with trefoil leaves, with a central knop divided into twelve lobes. The circular foot is embossed with two rows of twelve trefoil-shaped lobes, the upper row plain, the lower engraved with stiff leaves.
The maker's name, which is signed under the foot, appears to be Nicholas of 'Herford', now the village of Hartford in Cheshire, where the family of Nicholas was based.Provenance
The chalice is among the largest and finest surviving English medieval chalices, and may have been made for the monastic foundation of Cymer Abbey. This piece and the paten (RCIN 69049) were found on the mountainside of Cwn Mynach, near Dolgellau, in 1890. They were purchased by Baron Schroder in 1892. They became the subject of a belated treasure trove inquest and were bequeathed to the Crown on his death in 1910.
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Medium and techniques
Silver gilt
Measurements
18.3 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm (whole object)