# Two-Handled Cup

- By: Paul de Lamerie (London)
- Date: 1739–40
- Medium: Silver
- Classification: Metalwork
- Dimensions: 35.6 × 33.7 × 17.8 cm (14 × 13 1/4 × 7 in.)
- Culture: London
- Credit line: Purchased with funds provided by Harold T. Martin Charitable Trust Fund and Eloise W. Martin
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/47965)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/4e27fdd8-156f-14a9-a8da-fc2f9f76dc84/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The animated heads surrounding the lower portion of this cup are the work of a talented artist working under Paul de Lamerie, a highly successful silversmith. The dynamic and witty compositions by this unnamed artist helped establish de Lamerie’s position at the apex of London’s creative community, a diverse network of skilled artisans whose workshops were in close proximity, encouraging a level of collaboration and innovation that enabled London to compete with Paris as an international center for the production of luxury goods.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0