Harvard Art Museums > 599.1928: "Cuban" Loving Cup Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation""Cuban" Loving Cup (Unidentified Artist) , 599.1928,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/232217. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 599.1928 People Unidentified Artist Title "Cuban" Loving Cup Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 19th century Culture Cuban Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/232217 Physical Descriptions Medium Cup made from five hundred silver dollars Dimensions 47 cm (18 1/2 in.) 28 cm (11 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: Between handles is the insignia of the United States and of Cuba, the red enameled shield with the seal of Harvard, and the crossed flags of Cuba and the United States. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Harvard College, Gift from a group of teachers. The cup was presented to Harvard college by a group of Cuban teachers at the close of their period of instruction here during the summer of 1900. The group numbered eleven hundred students. Fifty cents was collected from each one and five hundred silver dollars were made into this cup. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from Harvard University; Presented to Harvard College by a group of Cuban teachers, 1900 Object Number 599.1928 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
